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
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
Import Dependence and Inflation – A Global Comparison
Greater import dependence makes countries more vulnerable to price shocks.
Job Quality Index Slips As Economy Adds Jobs
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged down by 0.03% to 81.27 in June,
DMSI Falls to Lowest Level in Q1 2022 As U.S. Manufacturing Loses Share to Imports
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) fell to 64.9 in Q1 2022, down from 66.4 in the previous quarter, indicating that importers increased their
Mighty Dollar – Mighty Wrong
In his recent WSJ column “Strong Dollar Wins the Inflation Battle in New Spin on Currency Wars,” James Mackintosh suggests that the dollar’s sharp appreciation
Recession is Two to Three Quarters Away
The economy is moving from growth to contraction, as Thursday’s 0.9% decline in GDP tells us. The debate over whether we are in a recession
The Importance of Tariffs on the U.S. Solar Market
U.S. market share in the solar industry has increased since solar tariffs were enacted.
How Steel Tariffs Are Helping US Workers
This article is an expanded version of testimony delivered by Mr. Ferry to the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 22, 2022. The Section
