InternationalCommentary
US-China Talks at G-20 Unlikely to End Trade Disputes
President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s been almost two years since the U.S. and China entered negotiations, and those talks are still dragging on. No one knows the true progress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Things cost more in Alaska. A very expensive reason why is the century-old law known as the Jones Act. Section 27 of the act—named for… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm three board members for the Export-Import Bank, reviving—over the objections of conservatives—a controversial federal agency that allows foreign countries… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s crunch time in U.S.-China negotiations, and President Donald Trump may have just thrown negotiators under the bus. Over the weekend, Trump tweeted that perhaps… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is often compared to a black box. Investors may be aware of what it does, but few… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers releases the “Economic Report of the President,” which assesses the state of the U.S. economy and the impact… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What are the economic effects of tariffs? That question has been studied in detail dating back to Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last year, the Trump administration implemented a three-year tariff rate quota on residential washing machines and parts. The tariffs were implemented because the government determined… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Switzerland is known for many things: chocolate, cheese, watches, banking, and of course multifunction army knives. Not surprisingly, what these Swiss items have in common… Read More