by Trade Correspondent L.C. The US-China trade war seemed to slightly ease this week amid speculation that both sides wish to spare their economies further tariff escalation. Beijing is now proposing two negotiating tracks: one for strictly trade matters – which Vice Premier Liu He would lead – and one for national security matters. The […]
China’s phony data and treaty unreliability
The weekly trade report — by Trade Correspondent L.C. One of the few growth industries in China now are the private start-ups selling accurate reports on the Chinese economy to business customers. The government reports have been found useless for business planning. Today’s Wall Street Journal gives front page coverage to how the Chinese Communist […]
G7, Jackson Hole cap tumultuous week for trade
By Trade Correspondent L.C. The G7 meeting in Biarritz, France ended inconclusively with French President Macron and US President Trump contending over rival agendas and the US president under particularly heavy pressure to de-escalate the US-China trade war. Over the same weekend, international central bankers met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and struck a similar tone. […]
Brain benefits found in exercise, dietary restriction
by Richard Schulman Our last summary of health research was a year and a half ago. Here we describe some interesting research that has been published since then. As before, caveat lector. It’s no secret that revisions and even reversals are common in the field. On net, however, we think the information below should be […]
Scaramucci, business ally of Chinese communists, attacks President Trump
by Richard Schulman In a phone interview with Axios on August 11th, President Trump’s short-lived Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci (“Mooch” for short) compares President Trump to a nuclear reactor in meltdown mode, to Chernobyl. Scaramucci says that Republicans may need to pick a different candidate to run for president in 2020. Echoing Progressive publications […]
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