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How Donald Trump Should have Tackled the US Trade Deficit

Vijay Joshi & David Vines | Centre for Economic Policy Research | 08/19/2025

The US trade deficits will have to be reduced materially to prevent a crisis down the road. This column argues that fiscal consolidation, in association with a weaker dollar, appears…

US Negotiators Face Tough Task to Secure Trade Deal with China

Wendy Cutler | South China Morning Post | 08/18/2025

A more assertive Chinese negotiating team, a l...

Reflections on the Angels on the Head of Jamieson Greer’s Pin

Maria L. Pagan | Hinrich Foundation | 08/12/2025

In a 31 July statement and a New York Times o...

A Tariff Waiting Game

Phillip W. Magness | Independent Institute | 08/07/2025

Ever since President Trump launched his protectionist tariff agenda at the outset o...

Trump, Tariffs & Trade Wars

Chakradhar Jadhav | Madras Courier | 08/04/2025

Since Donald Trump’s first term as the 45th President of the United States, his a...

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