Is The Trump Trade War Over? Probably not, but maybe. The basic problem is that Trump has long wanted to beat up on other nations in a trade war; but…

The US-China Nothing Burger Trade Deal There has been much hype about the signing of Phase One (and probably only) US-China trade deal. However based on a front page story…

…that quarter’s GDP . . . hence our worsening trade imbalance subtracted a rounded net of 3.20 percentage points from 1st quarter GDP, after our deteriorating trade deficit had subtracted…

Forecast: real manufacturing and trade sales are likely to set a new record for January  – by New Deal democrat One of the four monthly series of coincident indicators most relied…

…to make Canada the biggest target of his mini trade war. Among other things, Trump keeps overstating the size of that bilateral trade imbalance. In a recent interview with Fox…

…products being dumped into the American market, according to one trade organization. Strong support from American Mold Builders Association Kym Conis, managing director of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), a trade…

…is little doubt about where the Tea Party faithful stands on free trade. A year ago, a Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll found that 61 percent of Tea Party supporters…

…drill and hammer) to their countries. Their natural capital is in their labor. This creates a dilemma for the free traders who think it is only a matter of stuff…

…sold as a “re-ordering” of “global fair trade,” which like so many other moves made by this Administration, is illegal. Congress sets the terms of trade, including tariffs. Congress gave…

Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism offers wise words regarding trade policy agreements and capital flows, in addition to pointing us toward a letter signed by several hundreds of economists regarding…