Editor’s note: The Big Ag globalists still control ag trade policy in this administration. Just has China has an industrial strategy and we should get one too, Canada has an agro-industry strategy and we should get one too. Canada’s program actually works pretty well for their farmers. When they’ve dismantled parts of it in the past,…
Editor’s note: Interesting transition of the public debate from (1) “tariff armageddon will crash the economy” to (2) “oh my, China is indeed a bad actor, the pain may be worth it” to (3) “maybe there is not much pain, and a lot more gain right now” Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, said…
Editor’s note: Sen. Grassley supported every trade agreement, China’s entry into the WTO, and every Fast Track bill that gave trade negotiating power to the executive branch. Now that we have a nascent pro-US trade strategy being developed in the administration, Grassley is trying to hamstring it. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley said Tuesday he…
Editor’s note: CCP influenced entities use US consumer market as a piggy bank to fund their growth. But also our equities markets. Part of the United States’ awakening to the complex challenges posed by a rising China is the realization that America’s economic vulnerabilities are also national security vulnerabilities. And it’s not just about trade. [Josh…
Editor’s note: Trade restrictions against China are now solidly bipartisan. Speaker Pelosi’s statement shows rare bipartisan unity by supporting legislation that ends the Hong Kong exemption from those restrictions. Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement in support of the courageous protestors in Hong Kong speaking out against a dangerous proposed extradition law:…
CPA Analysis: US inflation rate remains lower than predicted Latest consumer price data shows negligible tariff impact Washington. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released today shows the US economy continuing to experience low inflation. Year-on-year inflation for May 2019 came in at only 1.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).…
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist This morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the May consumer price index, and once again inflation has undershot Wall Street expectations. Headline inflation came in at 1.8% for May 2019 (compared to May 2018). The core rate of inflation (i.e. removing volatile food and energy prices) was…
Editor’s note: Former WSJ reporter John Carney shows why the “tariffs are taxes on consumers” line is false. Donald Trump’s declaration that tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods would jump to 25 percent in May gave rise to a firestorm of claims that the import taxes hurt U.S. consumers. [John Carney | June 11,…
Excerpt: China’s leaders simply reneged on an initial commitment to start opening their markets and to halt such aggressive practices as IP theft, hacking and forced technology transfer. There’s an important point to remember in the current U.S.-China trade conflict: Beijing started it. For the past 20 years, China has been at war with the U.S. economy, using…
Editor’s note: Senator Scott joins the growing ranks of those that support the trend towards China decoupling. Last month I traveled to Panama, Colombia and Argentina. The purpose of my trip was to get an update on the fight for freedom and liberty in Venezuela, to highlight the important economic relationships between Latin America and…