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Basic economics says the Trump tariffs won’t affect the US trade balance in the least

March 27, 2018 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

So far, this country has been the biggest loser from President Trump's tariffs

The Trump Administration brought a bit more clarity to the Section 232 “national security” tariffs being imposed on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%). Korea and the US have meanwhile settled their differences, and the US and China are in negotiations. But there’s still lack of clarity as to how countries will be exempted from US […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), BREXIT, China, Group of 20 (G20), Japan, Korean-US Trade Agreement (KORUS), NAFTA

The revolution in climate science you probably haven’t heard of

March 25, 2018 by Richard Schulman 3 Comments

British astronomer William Herschel noticed a relationship between the sun's activity (sunspots) and crop size and market price

In 1801, British astronomer William Herschel noticed that wheat was scarce and prices were high when sunspots were minimal, and conversely wheat was abundant and prices low when sunspots were plentiful. Similar observations to Herschel’s were made in 1871 by British economist William Stanley Jevons — and many others in the preceding and ensuing years. Herschel, […]

Filed Under: Climate, Science  Tagged: cosmic rays, Henrik Svensmark, IPCC, Michael Mann, Nir Shaviv, Paris Climate Accord, solar wind

Does Trump wish to destroy the WTO? Will he heed Kudlow or Navarro?

March 19, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer

Correspondent L.C.’s weekly trade report which follows is likely the most comprehensive such report available on the internet without charge to readers. Beyond the tariffs President Trump is imposing on steel and aluminum and intends to impose on Chinese exports, the US press reports that he is serious about wanting to rearrange US trade relationships so […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Larry Kudlow, Peter Navarro, Section 232, Trans-Pacific Partnership, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Europe’s troubles, Putin’s hope, a justifiable Trump tariff intervention

March 19, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Chancellor Merkel's insistence on a governing coalition with the leftist Social Democratic Party rather than a center-right coalition is assuring that Germany's budget surplus doesn't go to defense spending

We’ve been hard on the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs, which were supposed to hit the primary troublemaker, China, but instead are threatening US allies. But one move by the administration is justifiable and consistent with the administration’s otherwise shaky claim that the steel and aluminum tariffs are defense related. In the face of […]

Filed Under: Europe  Tagged: election systems, Germany, Italy, majority voting, plurality voting, proportional representation, second-round voting

Tariff exclusions create complications for Trump and Republican allies

March 13, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

President Trump's main tariff supporters are Democrats, including ultra-Progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Our trade expert L.C.’s weekly trade report follows: President Trump’s March 8th proclamations of tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum — but with tariff exclusions for Canada and Mexico — have created considerable political and economic complications for the President and his Republican allies. Trump issued the proclamations under Section 232 of […]

Filed Under: tariff exclusions  Tagged: Canada, CPTPP (new 11-nation TPP), free-trade agreements (FTAs), Malcolm Turnbull, MERCOSUR, Mexico, NAFTA, Pacific Alliance, Section 232, Section 301

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