Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China, characterized by tit-for-tat tariffs which harm American consumers and exporters alike, doesn’t appear to be progressing to a victorious conclusion. However the U.S. has one important weapon left in its trade war arsenal, according to Anne Stevenson-Yang, […]
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TES Weekly Brief: Index capital gains to inflation to boost growth, PRO Act is a union wishlist & more
Editor’s Note Welcome to our inaugural Weekly Brief. We’re sharing some of our latest feature pieces on The Economic Standard below, along with our weekly Washington policy round-up by the legendary Andy Blom for those of you in the D.C. business. Going forward, we’ll share these updates with subscribers on Thursday morning. […]
DOL Safeguards Religious Liberty, HUD Tackles Zoning Discrimination & more: WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor While Congress tries to decide if they need to come back from vacation…oops, recess…for a special session to not do anything about gun control, President Trump floats the idea of buying Greenland. Wow! Washington at work! Still, free market conservatives […]
Time to limit presidential tariff powers!
After decades of successive U.S. administrations (mostly) pursuing free trade policies, in just a few years Donald Trump has upset the apple cart with the help of sweeping presidential powers over tariffs on foreign goods. This has naturally prompted many observers to question the wisdom […]
From Trade War to Tech War: Will the ‘Interim U.S.-China Trade Deal’ Contain a Ticking Tech Time Bomb?
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor “There is also something fundamentally wrong with the interim deal… That arrangement boosts America’s sale of primary products, a badge of a basic economy, at the cost of ceding high-tech leadership.” That’s the closing note in […]
WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Bipartisan action on IP, De Rugy on tariffs and more…
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor A combination of oppressive heat and Presidential tweets paralyzed Congress, so we still do not have a budget or spending bill. However, free market conservatives continue advancing ideas and legislation that cover a startling diversity of topics. Here’s a roundup of last week’s activity in Washington… […]
A U.S.-Japan trade deal is long overdue
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are both casting about for new policies and strategies as they seek to revive their sagging political and diplomatic fortunes, while the Japanese leader also faces the difficult task of juicing economic growth in […]
Podcast: TES GeoPolicy Editor McGroarty On China & Rare Earths
TES GeoPolicy Editor Dan McGroarty discussed China’s dominance of rare earths and its strategic implications for the U.S. economy and military on the Tim Jones Show, a podcast hosted by former Missouri speaker of the house Tim Jones. Among other things McGroarty noted the leverage this gives […]
U.S. consumers paying price for tariffs
Donald Trump’s decision to escalate the trade war with China is counter-productive, harmful to American consumers, and could even derail the stock market, argues Young Voices contributor Charlie Gers in his recent op-ed in The OC Register. Gers notes the results of a recent report from a raft of economists warning […]
Trade War – DEFCON 2
By David Nelson, CFA CMT, TES Contributor Friday brought the curtain down on the market’s first negative month of the year and its first down May since 2012. From the President’s first tweet that China was backtracking on commitments already made to late Thursday’s announcement that the administration was putting a […]