By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist The US trade deficit in goods and services for June 2019 decreased by 0.3 percent, to $55.2

Excerpt: “Mr. Liu allegedly skirted the tariffs by shipping aluminum to the U.S. in the form of pallets, a finished product not on the list

Bipartisan bill would realign US dollar to eliminate trade deficit Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today offered its highest possible support and

By David J. Lynch | July 30, 2019 | Washington Post Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell has spent several months fending off President Trump’s

Editor’s Note: Press release from Sen. Tammy Baldwin   Bipartisan legislation would realign U.S. dollar to close trade deficit WASHINGTON, D.C. – For two decades,

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.

Editor’s note: Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has submitted the most detailed trade agenda of any candidate. While there are several good parts of the plan,

Editor’s note: An analysis of how Asian economies grew stunningly through intentional policy and not laissez-faire free trade. I’ve always had highly libertarian instincts, for

Editor’s note: China has received preferential treatment at the WTO as a “developing country” but it has long outgrown that status. This move continues towards

Editors note: CPA distributed flyers last year in Congress stating that currency is the next front in the trade skirmish. Our prediction is coming true