Industrial production ‘meh’ in February, but down sharply since last summer; real manufacturing and trade sales forecast to decline in Febuary  – by New Deal democrat Industrial production was unchanged for…

…the negative impact of Trump’s tariffs on their economies. Moreover, the economic destabilization caused by the US-China trade war will also weigh on the outlook to the global economy, incentivizing…

Trade Balances: It’s the Spending, Stupid by Steve Roth Wealth Economics This post is dedicated to my sister, who (bless her heart) really follows the financial press and etc. and…

…to begin negotiations for a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union. A Canada-EU study released last week outlines the joint economic benefits of such a partnership, with…

…of Ireland and Portugal. The chart above illustrates the Dutch estimate of world trade. Notably, there was a resurgence of trade spanning mid 2009 to Q1 2011, which support European…

…(we would have a capital account deficit). Strange but true, the US current account deficit is simiilar to our trade deficit. Even though on paper we are huge debtors (biggest…

…1991 and 2001. But compared to previous recoveries and the depth of the recession this still looks like an extremely weak recovery. The major revision was in the trade sector…

On the forefront of the Chinese economic releases this week was the trade data, where headlines shouted +48.5% Y/Y export growth in May. This report didn’t go unnoticed in Washington,…

…economists should look at this. But anyway, the theory was that it is OK to run a large trade deficit and import capital from abroad if the foreign capital is…

…assets. The idea is that there are 2 periods, period and period 1. IN period agents trade financial assets which are all in zero net supply. The state the world…