Steel Tariffs Are Driving US Economic Growth
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist On October 25th, America’s largest steelmaker Nucor opened a new steel mill in Hickman, Arkansas. The mill will employ
WAGE GROWTH, ECONOMIC DATA & EARNING & INVESTING IN A TRADE WAR W/BBC, FORBES & BLOOMBERG’S JEFF FERRY
Editor’s Note: Jeff Ferry, Chief Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, about what’s going on with the US trade war. Interview starts [19:35] Jeff’s thoughts
US Trade Deficit with EU Triples in 10 Years
By Jeff Ferry and Steven Byers The US goods deficit with the European Union (EU) is on track to triple in a decade. In July,
Apple Staying in Texas Due to US Tariff and Industrial Strategy
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist On Sept. 23rd, Apple announced that its Mac Pro computer will continue to be manufactured in Texas, rather than
Baldwin-Hawley Act Would Fix Overvalued U.S. Currency Problem
Editors note: Michele Nash-Hoff is a CPA member. The Baldwin-Hawley Senate Bill, S.2357, titled the “Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act” was introduced by
Why We Need Baldwin-Hawley Currency Reform Now
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist In his recent article, How Not to Restore American Industry, commentator David P. Goldman criticizes the Baldwin-Hawley bill, also
Manufacturing Jobs and Income Decline
After the year 2000, US manufacturing employment experienced a rapid, unprecedented decline with the loss of some six million manufacturing jobs. Many commentators have described
Tide of Multinationals Leaving China Turns Into a Flood
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist It took 20 years for China to disrupt global supply chains and build up the world’s largest manufacturing base.
Update: Across-the-Board Tariffs on China with Retaliation & Federal Spending Create Over 1 Million Jobs in Five Years
This Working Paper presents the results of a CPA econometric model showing that a permanent tariff on Chinese imports would stimulate the US economy. by Jeff
US Trade Deficit Leaps to $55.5B in May, But China Deficit Down in 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist The US trade deficit jumped 8.4 percent in May, to $55.5 billion, as compared to April’s $51.2 billion, according
