China’s Trade Surplus With US Hits Record High as Export Growth Declines
by Mike Mish Shedlock US trade data with China makes it increasingly likely Trump will increase tariffs on China. Bloomberg reports China Trade Outlook Darkens as…
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Zero Hedge: US Ports Fear Tariffs Could Collapse Ship Traffic And Reduce Jobs
President Donald Trump has repeatedly told the American people his trade war pitch: “Tariffs are the greatest!” Except they are not — and a new…
Read MoreThe Economist’s Original Prospectus From Its Founding
Editor’s Note: I found this on their website, an interesting piece to read in 2018… …………………………………………………….. And now we beg to submit the…
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I recently had the pleasure of addressing a meeting in Mankato, Minnesota, hosted by the Heritage Foundation on the subject of trade and its role in Minnesota’s…
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Monetary Consequence of Tariffs
Last week in Monetary Paradigm Reset, we talked about the challenge of explaining a new paradigm. We said: “The hard part of accepting this paradigm…
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Trade Wars: Those damn’d torpedoes are OURS!
For many an age, a principal element of Britain’s strategy in its frequent wars with its Continental rivals was that of the naval blockade….
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IFT and Cobden Centre Video Series: Why Blockade Ourselves?
6 Reasons Why a Trade War with the Chinese Is Pointless
In a recent post I explained that China’s manipulations of its own currency hurt only herself and not her trading partners and, therefore, retaliatory…
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IFT and Cobden Centre Video Series: Free Trade and Public Health
China’s Currency Manipulation Harms China — Not Its Trading Partners
Americans are being told that China’s currency manipulations are causing harm to its trading partners, America being the main victim. Nothing could be further…
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