…“Vietnam cranks up fight on imported counterfeits amid US tariff talks,” Bangkok Post, The letter, it says, followed a complaint from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the industry’s global trade…

…shunning by other countries, both of which can destroy these advantages — as China and South Africa found, respectively.) America subsidized global free trade. When (if) it leaves the stage, then trade volumes —…

…highly recommend subscribing to Greg’s podcast! It was a good if depressing discussion, in part about Trump’s trade “deals” but also about how they are being (mis)reported. The question is…

…the ground rules for, um, tariffs and trade. The GATT in turn became the foundation for the World Trade Organization, established in 1994. The GATT very much set up a…

…in 97 years. Trade (retail/wholesale) is 8.4% of Massachusetts total GDP. Even trade has not kept up with Massachusetts GDP growth. Finance is 21% of Massachusetts total GDP. A classification…

…oil tankers have an outsized impact relative to sanctions from other jurisdictions. U.S. Trade policy In 2026, I will be watching the continuing saga of U.S. trade policy, specifically how…

…tariffs is to reduce the United States trade deficit. In “Tariff Wars and the United States Trade Deficit,” Christopher Towe points out the United States has run trade deficits for…

Upcoming reports and meetings from the NYT ECONOMIC REPORTS: Data will include consumer credit for May (Monday); the trade deficit for May and wholesale trade inventories for May (Wednesday); weekly…

…trade is good for you’ to people who know that it is not, we will quickly become irrelevant to the public debate. As Rusty can (and will, at length) tell…

…11 must go!—but the idea that a 14-year-old trade agreement should be kept sacrosanct confuses ceteris with paribus in a manner to shame Brad DeLong. But, of course, “free trade”…