by Richard Schulman It’s Chicken Little time, folks. The sky is falling. Especially in the Sunbelt. Or so the national press would have their readers believe. And now, sadly, California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has been frightened into rolling back the state’s tentative re-opening. According to the Chicken Little headlines, the Sunbelt states and California are […]
116 countries back Australia’s push for an independent coronavirus inquiry
The weekly trade report with L.C. A coalition of 116 countries back Australia’s push for an independent coronavirus inquiry. A group of 54 African nations has joined, Australia’s SBS News reports, “bringing the total number of countries on board to 116.” SBS adds: The African Group’s 54 member states will co-sponsor the motion, joining 62 […]
Canada has ratified the USMCA
The Weekly Trade Report by L.C. Canada ratified the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) sooner than anticipated. This is one of the few positive developments recently for a world economy badly rattled by spreading COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus) infections in Europe and the Federal Reserve’s foolish and unnecessary revival over the weekend of 2008 “anti-recession” measures. The […]