by Brenda Rosser cross posted from Econospeak with permission of author. Global Trade Imbalances as a Statistical Artifact: Today, the latest spin that purports to describe the still unfolding global…
…war has no future. A trade war does not serve the interests of any party, as fighting a trade war will not produce a winner. We hope that relevant parties…
…companies should actively seek legal support, especially from experts in international law. Engaging professional teams for tasks like reviewing international trade contracts, registering overseas trademarks or patents, addressing international trade…
…ramifications for trade relationships.” Why focus on trade deficits? Balancing the trade deficit (Qian) is an ideological pursuit for the Trump administration, which has framed the tariffs as a reaction…
September Trade Deficit Rises 11.2% to a Record High on Lower Exports of Precious Metals, Oil & Oil Products and Capital Goods, MarketWatch 666, Commenter and Blogger RJS Our trade…
RJS: MarketWatch 666 ~~~~~~~~ Summary: April Trade Deficit Decreased by a record 19.1%, Led by Lower Imports of Consumer Goods and Industrial Supplies and Materials ~~~~~~~~ Our trade deficit was…
Eyes on Trade of Public Citizen Watch has an opinion piece worth reading on the WTO and trade agreements, with some useful links. It’s our unfortunate duty here at EOT…
Transunion reports: TransUnion’s quarterly analysis of trends in the credit card industry revealed that the national credit card delinquency rate (the ratio of bankcard borrowers 90 days or more delinquent…
by Bruce Webb. Sorry for two posts in a day. But the raw data is important. OAS (Old Age Survivor) starting 2008 balance $2.023 trillion Intermediate Cost projection for year…
How is Social Security holding up given the terrible employment numbers? Well not as bad as I had feared. OAS::Opening balance//Projected year end balance-Intermediate Cost//Y-O-Y Increase//Year end balance-Low Cost//Y-O-Y increase-Low…