CPA Statement on 2019 Trade Deficit Decline
U.S. Trade Deficit Declines in 2019 China trade gap falls significantly due to tariffs Washington. Federal data released this morning show that America’s enormous international
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Tariffs Help US 2019 Trade Deficit Fall To $617B
By Steven L. Byers, PhD and Jeff Ferry The US trade deficit in goods and services fell for the first time in six years in
We Need a 5G Wireless Technology Made in the USA
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist You are probably hearing a lot about 5G wireless, which is the next big thing in cellular telephone networks.
Trump Administration Denying More Tariff-Exemption Requests
Editor’s note: Denying exemptions to China tariffs is good news. US companies have a greater chance to open new production lines and capture these markets when
Jeff Ferry: China pilfering costly US medical research from labs, universities
Excerpt: A new FBI investigation has revealed, China is even attempting to steal medical and biological property from U.S. labs and hospitals. Americans have become increasingly
Op-ed | Washington Must Address Corporate Tax Avoidance. Digital Tax Fight Delay Helps
Excerpt: Digital companies aren’t the only ones avoiding corporate taxes. Plenty of foreign multinationals that sell in the U.S. are also shifting profits through tax havens…
DHS to announce major counterfeit bust
Editor’s note. This Fox News clip with Peter Navarro describes an important new initiative to stem the flood of counterfeit goods into the US. It
China’s Quest for Capital: Motivations, Methods, and Implications
Editor’s note: The US China Economic & Security Review Commission had a very important hearing showing why we should not be seeking greater financial integration
China Student’s Jailing for U.S. Tweets Shows Beijing’s Reach
Editor’s note: We used to apply trade sanctions to countries that abused their citizens. The case of a Chinese student jailed for tweets he sent
Harvard and Tampa Cancer Center Tarnished By Chinese IP Theft Scandals
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist On December 9th, Harvard cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng was boarding a Hainan Airlines flight to Beijing at Boston’s Logan
