What We Need and Definitely Don’t Need from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
CPA economist Jeff Ferry talks about IPEF. What should Washington focus on, and what they should outright avoid.
South Korea’s Concerns Over Inflation Act EV Tax Credit Shows Need for Managed Trade
South Korea does not like the Inflation Reduction Act’s special treatment of North American-made EVs. What can Washington do about it?
Meet New CPA Board Member Julianna Keeling
Saving the planet, one to-go Container at a time, new CPA board member Julianna Keeling started her business like many entrepreneurs do – in her garage.
Trade Deficit Declines by 12% in July as Economic Slowdown Begins
The July trade deficit fell to its lower level of the year, a sign of a slowing economy. However, if trends continue, the goods deficit will break another record in 2022.
CPA Chief Takes Slings & Arrows on Trade Policy, Inflation
At the Washington International Trade Association, agreement that removing tariffs will have almost no impact on inflation. Disagreement over whether we should have them anyway.
China’s Five-Year Plan for Biotech Making it Increasingly Attractive for Global Pharma
The China pharmaceutical industry is taking a multi-pronged approach to becoming a dominant player in Asia. Maybe even the world.
CPA Economist Jeff Ferry’s Final Installment on the “America Way” of Growth
Jeff Ferry, CPA’s chief economist, takes a historical look at the early days of American industrial might, how it all went wrong through hyperglobalization, and where we must go from here.
CPA’s Chief Economist Jeff Ferry on the “American Way” of Economic Growth
Jeff Ferry pens a two-part series on the history of the American rise from new nation, to new industrial power. How it happened may surprise some.
Inflation Reduction Act Knifes The Multilateral Trading System. Here’s what USTR Needs To Do.
The multilateral trading system, birthed on October 30, 1947, was unceremoniously knifed and left for dead by President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act. This is an unprecedented move by the United States in our seventy-five year history as part of that system. Retaliation will come from much of the world. Here is what…
Global Corporate Earnings Putting Overvalued Dollar in Spotlight
A look at what some senior executives are saying this earnings season about the dollar’s misalignment with the major currencies of the world.