Truck drivers see orders, miles fall in latest U.S. slowdown signal
Editors note: The trucking industry is a key indicator of economic strength. (Reuters) – At a truck stop in Ridgefield, New Jersey, driver Paul Richards
China Steel Production Hits Record 231 Million Tons
Editors note: China has long promised to cut steel production. It does not do so. Another example of their long line of broken promises. China
February Trade Deficit Improves 3.4% To $49.4B As China Deficit Hits Best Level in 23 Months
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist The US trade deficit in goods and services for February was $49.4 billion, an improvement of 3.4 percent over
U.S. waters down demand China ax subsidies in push for trade deal
Editor’s note: CPA’s position is that no deal is better than a bad deal with China. The US is likely better off with unilateral trade
Trade Deals Must be Free, Fair and Reciprocal
Editor’s note: Perry Hooper, author of this opinion article, is a CPA member. By Perry O. Hooper Jr.,Republican State Executive Committee Former State Representative Trade
General Counsel Discusses White House Meeting With Trade Officials
Editors note: CPA board member Burl Finkelstein is featured in this article on our trade conference last month in March. While trade tensions have left
U.S.-China Trade Deal May Ignore Most Important Reform
Editors note: Interesting article on How China restricts businesses from operating there. However, the US interest is getting more firms and employment in the US,
Employment Opportunity: Part-Time Tax Research Assistant
Background: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is seeking a part-time Tax Research Assistant to support the CPA Economics team
The Old-School Answer to Global Trade
Editor’s note: Free trade skepticism has, before Trump, been more concentrated in the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. President Trump’s trade reform agenda took
In China, an App About Xi Is Impossible to Ignore — Even if You Try
Excerpt: “There is no national security without internet security,” Chinese President Xi said in a speech this year. “If we cannot succeed on the internet, we will
