Is a Strong Dollar Really all That Important?
Ex-World Banker John Hansen explains why a strong dollar might not be as good as the Washington-Wall Street consensus would have us think.
CPA Applauds Wyden, Portman Bipartisan Bill to Disallow Foreign Tax Credits and Other Tax Benefits for Companies Operating in Russia
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Finance Committee Member Rob Portman
At Latest ITC Hearing, Anti-Dumping and Trade Deals Holding Manufacturing Jobs Hostage
The International Trade Commission held its seventh roundtable discussion on the impacts of foreign trade on American workers and manufacturing. CPA Chairman Zach Mottl was one of the speakers.
Katherine Tai Hammered in Hearings on Free Trade, Market Access
It sounded like the 1980s in Congress this week. Free trade and open markets were all the rage in a Senate Finance Committee hearing and a House Ways and Means Committee hearing with America’s top trade diplomat, Katherine Tai.
Trade Commission Hears from Detroit Workers Left Behind by Trade
Black workers in Detroit have been “devastated” by globalization. A few Michigan steelworkers give the International Trade Commission an earful on offshoring in the latest series on how trade impacts local communities.
The GATT at 75: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair
Seventy-five years after the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that led to the WTO, how has it turned out for the U.S.?
Sanctions Impact Due More to U.S. Economic Strength Than Dollar’s Reserve Currency Role
Summary Sanctions on Russia are devastating to the Russian economy Power of the sanctions is due to concerted international action, not to the US role
Good Financial Actions on Russia. Biden Must Go Further
On Saturday, the U.S. government, European Commission, and five major nations issued a statement on financial sanctions against Russia which targets some of the largest
War in Ukraine Highlights Critical US Dependencies on Russia-China Axis
War in Ukraine Highlights Critical US Dependencies on Russia-China Axis By Jeff Ferry and Amanda Mayoral Summary Points The Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals
Capital Flow Management: A Missing but Essential Economic Policy Tool
Capital flow management is coming back into vogue among economists, government officials in other countries and in international institutions. As international capital flows continue to
