The United States has filed arguments to the World Trade Organization in a looming dispute over China’s future in the international body, which could shape the global trading system for decades to come. [ANA SWANSON | November 29, 2017 | The New York Times] Senior United States officials said on Wednesday that they had filed a brief to…

A CPA member inquired as to whether in increase in the federal budget deficit causes increased trade deficits. This is called the Twin Deficits hypothesis. John R. Hansen, a CPA Advisory Board member and international economist, explains why there is little relationship between the two. Your paper states, “After 1998, the Federal deficit is being…

After my article that featured The Forge in Greensboro was published, I was contacted by Joel Leonard, who informed me that he worked with the original founders of The Forge as the community developer to help uncover equipment and talent and set up initial programs “to convert Greensboring to Greensciting.” [Michele Nash-Hoff | November 30,…