Trade Deficit Declines by 12% in July as Economic Slowdown Begins
The July trade deficit fell to its lower level of the year, a sign of a slowing economy. However, if trends continue, the goods deficit will break another record in 2022.
China Trade Surplus and US Deficit Hit New Records, Driving Global Instability
ecKey Points China’s global trade surplus is heading for a new all-time high this year. Based on the first seven months of data, we estimate
Job Quality Index Up Slightly As High & Low Quality Jobs Rise
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by 0.01% to 81.279 in
CPA Chief Takes Slings & Arrows on Trade Policy, Inflation
At the Washington International Trade Association, agreement that removing tariffs will have almost no impact on inflation. Disagreement over whether we should have them anyway.
CPA Applauds Major Domestic Solar Manufacturing Expansion Announcements
Urges Biden Administration to Robustly Enforce U.S. Trade Policy WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded an announcement by First Solar,
How Venture Capitalists Would Manage the Chips Act
In my 15 years in Silicon Valley, I found venture capitalists to be the shrewdest and smartest individuals there. The best of them have had
China’s Five-Year Plan for Biotech Making it Increasingly Attractive for Global Pharma
The China pharmaceutical industry is taking a multi-pronged approach to becoming a dominant player in Asia. Maybe even the world.
Import Dependence and Inflation – A Global Comparison
Greater import dependence makes countries more vulnerable to price shocks.
Vanguard, BlackRock Funnel U.S. Investment to Chinese Shipyard that Built Third CCP Aircraft Carrier
Download the PDF of this briefing alert HERE. SUMMARY As of June 2022, BlackRock, Vanguard, and other Wall Street financial firms are exploiting American investors