…of our important trading partners impose very low tariffs on U.S. products: UK US Trade and Tariffs: Real Stats, NimbleFins You could argue that China is less open to trade…

…stop running trade surpluses. And to be fair, America’s move into persistent trade deficits, which really began under Ronald Reagan, has been a contributing factor to manufacturing’s decline. But trade…

…by switching the term balance of payments to mean balance of trade, in other words, a trade deficit. But those two things aren’t the same thing,” said Jeffrey Schwab of…

…be planning a trip to each plant to see what the capabilities are. This is standard sourcing procedure. What is the capacity, conditions of the facility, quality, manpower, sources of…

Mark Thoma at Maximum Utility has conclusions on the figures for creation of jobs and trend in trade deficits: (reposted with permission of the author) Figures on the trade balance…

…interests at home and abroad. Over the last nine years since China ascended to the World Trade Organization (WTO), it has amassed a $1.76 trillion trade surplus with the United…

…trade. It describes the next generation after flourescent technology of lighting using LED technology. The Federal government either has no role to play in trade policy to benefit its own…

…is quickly becoming a major source (updated 1/27…dan): The US put in 13 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity in 2012, 5 of it in December alone, according to a…

…President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, about whom President Clinton is enthusiastic. Calderon is less vibrant, but presents an impressive array of detail on Mexico’s unilateral reduction in carbon usage, noting that…

…terms of access to stuff. From the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, we have moved into the Hydrocarbon Age, which may be — if the negative impacts of…