Editor’s Note: In our view, the decades long situation of the excessively strong dollar is a major culprit, degrading our trade performance which disproportionately degrades the

Excerpt: President Trump should take the next step: executive action to realign the dollar to a more competitive level. Our nation’s farmers and manufacturers urgently need

Editor’s Note: Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, savior of free trade in the Americas, is not doing so well. Where are all the jobs from Canada’s TPP

Trade deficit with China continues to decline By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist The US international trade deficit in goods and services fell

Editor’s note: This article is another example of fake trade news falsely raising fears of consumer price hikes on cheese and wine. The US produces

Editor’s note: Curtis Ellis makes a fundamental point. Trade policy should be about building investment in production as well as employment. The cheap consumer goods

Editors note: Brian O’Shaughnessy, CPA Vice Chairman, recently was keynote speaker at a North Dakota Cattle association conference . On Nov. 15-16, the Independent Beef

Excerpt. “Congress and trade experts have ignored exchange rate moves in crafting trade policies for too long,” said Michael Stumo, the chief executive of the Coalition

Editor’s note: Very good to insert currency into trade strategy actions. Exchange rates are the big issue. Ignored too long. Baldwin-Hawley Competitive Dollar for Jobs

Editor’s note: Curtis Ellis lays out the mechanics of why the tariffs are not raising prices.  Exclusive: Curtis Ellis explains ‘myriad (illegal) subsidies’ China continues