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Shared China concerns trump trade in US-Japan heads-of-state meeting

April 19, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

But speech by US Trade Representative Tai highlights shift by Biden administration to green energy focus over traditional US policy seeking expanded world trade role. The April 12-18, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was in Washington to meet with President Joe Biden on April 16th. This is […]

The Biden tax and spending program will destroy the American economy

April 17, 2021 by Richard Schulman 2 Comments

The Biden tax program is to economics as the Biden green energy program is to science. by Richard Schulman The Biden tax programs can’t pay off the huge debt the administration is incurring. Corporate investment will suffer, as will workers’ income. The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) introduces multiple important changes to the US […]

Bipartisan agreement on batteries, China, but OECD battle ahead

April 12, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Also: US Court of International Trade (CIT) rules against tariffs on downstream steel and aluminum products, a rare court win against the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs The April 5-11, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The Biden administration has launched an effort to get the international tax talks hosted by the OECD […]

Allies want unity vs China but Biden admin fixated on domestic bills

April 4, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

* First Group of Seven trade meeting held. UK steps forward as free trade champion;* China on the outs with EU as well as US;* Goals of Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan contradict each other and neglect trade growth. The March 29-April 4, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The Group of Seven […]

There is no climate crisis; nature dominates, not fossil fuels

April 1, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

by Richard Schulman Nature dominates Earth’s climate: there is no climate crisis. Human combustion of fossil fuels has powered unprecedented economic growth and prosperity. The human contribution to the warming that has taken place since the 1880s — when temperatures began recovering from the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) — has been minor and, in fact, […]