Foreign Policy: Let the Global Race to the Bottom Begin
Why China needs an overvalued currency to unwind years of undervaluation and manipulation. On Aug. 11, the People’s Bank of China announced a decision to
Ford CFO Says Toyota Gains $10 Billion Advantage on Weak Yen
(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s top financial executive said the weak yen gives Japanese automakers as much as $11,000 more profit per car and
America’s only Rare Earth Mine Shuttered Due to Subsidized Chinese Imports
Molycorp to mothball rare earths mine in California Molycorp Inc., the only U.S. producer of rare earths, on Wednesday said it would mothball its
Wall Street Journal: “Glut of Chinese Steel Looms Large”
China is increasingly using recycled steel, pressuring iron-ore prices and global miners. The world’s biggest producers of iron ore have a problem, and it
News Release: “Top 10 Reasons Independent U.S. Cattle Producers Support Mandatory COOL “
Billings, Mont. – Detractors of the United States’ country of origin labeling (COOL) law are reenergized as a result of a recent World Trade Organization
Inside US Trade: Abe’s Waning Popularity Could Hamper Ability To Conclude TPP: Expert
The unpopular drive by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reinterpret the country’s pacifist constitution is sapping his government’s political power, a development that could
Michele Nash-Hoff: San Diego’s Invention Contest Showcases Innovative Products and Technology
The San Diego Inventor’s Forum held its 9th annual invention contest on Saturday, August 15th at Coleman College’s Kearny Mesa campus to see which product
EPI: The Trade Deficit is Responsible for Manufacturing Job Loss
Growing trade deficits and the collapse of manufacturing output following the Great Recession are directly responsible for the loss of 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs
What the Heck Is ISDS and Why Is It a Brazen Corporate Giveaway?
Since the late July negotiating round that failed to reach a final deal for the corporate-leaning Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a lot has been
WTO Judge in meat labeling case had clear conflict of interest
Imagine that you are a party to a case in a US court. Imagine that your adversary is a company. Imagine that the judge used
