Top Ten Cases of Chinese IP Theft
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director Industrial espionage has been going on for centuries, but experts agree China’s espionage campaign is on a different scale
SunPower Buys SolarWorld Americas to Produce in Oregon
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director After opposing tariffs on imported solar cells and modules for years, and claiming the US manufacture of solar cells
China Retaliatory Tariffs: The Age of Appeasement Must End
By Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) strongly supports the Trump administration’s shift from naive “free trade” to the
Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Produce Minimal Impact on Jobs, GDP
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director CPA Economic Model Refutes Alarmist Trade Partnership Study A Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) modeling study of the
SolarWorld Plans Solar Cell Production Ramp-Up, Hiring 300
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director SolarWorld Americas is ramping production of solar cells at its Hillsboro, Oregon facility. CEO Juergen Stein tells us that
Foreign Direct Investors will Love the Market Access Charge (MAC)
By John R. Hansen, CPA Advisory Board Would the MAC discourage foreign direct investment in the United States? Some readers have suggested that capital being
High Tech Anxiety: Made in China 2025 Worries Industry
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director The Trump administration’s rumored Section 301 investigation of Chinese trade practices opens up a new front in the ongoing
Buy America Movement Gathers Force
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director President Trump’s “Buy American week” was largely a feel-good event, but behind the scenes there is growing nationwide support
The Threat of U.S. Dollar Overvaluation: How to Calculate True Exchange Rate Misalignment & How to Fix It
This memo explains (1) the dollar overvaluation problem, (2) how to accurately calculate the dollar’s misalignment against trading partner currencies, and (3) how the Market
Feds Should Stop Chinese Acquisition of Sole U.S. Rare Earth Mine
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director A U.S. bankruptcy court has decided to sell a California mine, the sole U.S. source of rare earth minerals,
