Trade correspondent L.C. reports: The US-China tariff standoff escalated again this week. The President on August 1st directed US Trade Representative (USTR) Lighthizer to look at the possibility of imposing tariffs of 25%, rather than 10%, on the next tranche of China imports to be subjected to tariffs. That tranche, containing thousands of products, is […]
US-EU “deal” — a quick fix but no long-term clarity
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: President Trump met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for over three hours at the White House on July 25th. The leaders emerged with what they claimed to be a significant deal on trade, though the meeting was not a formal negotiation and the outcome was vague and mainly pointed to […]
US should punish China for killing Qualcomm-NXP merger
The US should punish China for preventing Qualcomm, a premier US chip company, from acquiring NXP, a Dutch company that manufactures a noncompeting line of chips. The merger had been approved by eight other key jurisdictions around the world; China was the only remaining holdout. The Chinese government pretended that it was killing the merger […]
Japan and EU sign largest bilateral trade deal ever
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: Japan and the EU signed the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on July 17th in Tokyo. It is the largest bilateral free trade agreement ever concluded, covering over 600 million people and almost a third of world GDP. The two sides also signed a bilateral Strategic Partnership Agreement covering cooperation in […]
Federal Reserve shouldn’t set interest rates
President Trump has been widely criticized for coming out in opposition to further Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases. This supposedly violates the Fed’s independence from political manipulation. The independence of the Fed from politics is something of a myth, however. Furthermore, the Fed cannot help but be responsive to the President’s warning at this juncture, […]
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