At G7, Biden Stands Up to China. New ‘Restrictions’ Coming
CPA has some ideas on where to go after China if Washington is serious about ‘genocide in Xinjiang’. Start by banning Wall Street money flow into China’s wanton human rights violators.
Katy Perry Shills for Shein as China’s Direct-to-US Consumer Model Takes Hold
China’s fast-fashion company Shein is the epitome of the new direct-to-China retail model. Unless de minimis trade rules are changed to match China’s the merger of the U.S. and China virtual economies will have a devastating impact on retail, manufacturing, and commercial real estate nationwide.
What Tariffs? Solar Power Installations Setting Records Nationwide
Looks like the solar importers were wrong about a demand drop due to tariffs. We didn’t think they would be. There is room for both, but domestic supply chains should be revved up to support public power stations.
Top Five Blunders (At Least) in Senate’s China Bill
Inside the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act sits the unsightly Trade Act of 2021. It is everything that is wrong with an otherwise good bill designed to tackle China.
Senate’s ‘China Bill’ Hobbles USTR, Puts Chinese Exporters First
One of the more problematic aspects of the new Senate bill called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act is that it puts a massive dent in Section 301 tariffs, aka the China Trade War tariffs. Now industry groups want more tariffs cut.
The Masks are Off and America is Getting Back to Normal: Lessons Learned – Buy American
Greg Owens \ Co-Founder and CEO; Sherrill Manufacturing Inc./Liberty Tabletop For many of us the last 12 months have been difficult if not tragic on a personal level
April Trade Deficit Surprisingly Falls, But U.S. On Track For $1 Trillion Goods Deficit
The trade deficit fell in April as imports from China shrank by $6 billion. That likely won’t be enough to break the $1 trillion goods deficit barrier in 2021.
Here’s How Many Billions Vanguard, Others, Have Invested In China’s Delisted, Sanctioned Companies
Big mutual funds run by Vanguard and ETFs run by State Street and BlackRock will have to divest from some China stocks within a year.
Here’s A Way To Make The American Economy More Inclusive
If you want to build an inclusive economy, it starts with building things. CPA’s new Minorities Job Quality Index reveals how far behind Blacks and Latinos are versus the baseline. The reason: too many service jobs, not enough manufacturing jobs.
Beyond Beef Labels, Latest Amendment To Senate “China Bill” Mostly Bad
An amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (formerly Endless Frontier) is good for beef country of origin labeling, bad for tariffs. Here’s why.
