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LEAKED: Trump Threatens to Launch Trade War v. Rattled China Over IP Theft
Trump’s trade threats against China make steel and aluminum tariffs look like a game.
Read more...U.S. Steel and Aluminium Tariffs: How Should the EU Respond?
Trump’s measure raises four issues for the EU: the effect on European industry; how to deter Trump’s broader protectionist thrust; how to use the WTO Dispute System; and, how to prepare for a post-WTO world.
Read more...Brexodus: The UK May Leave the EU, but the EU May Already Be Leaving the UK
One way the UK is already losing out from Brexit….the supposedly sought-after drop in immigration is hitting some important sectors.
Read more...What’s Happening to Italy?
Myths and realities concerning the results of the recent Italian elections: who won, who lost, and who simply got it wrong
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Travesty of Protectionism
Why Trump’s tariffs hit the wrong target.
Read more...Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: How WTO Retaliation Typically Works
A review of some of the permitted counter-moves under WTO rules if Trump imposes tariffs.
Read more...Why Trump Is So Clumsy About Fighting ‘Free Trade’
Why what looks like a trade problem is really a financialization problem, and therefore there are much better solutions than using tariffs.
Read more...European Court of Justice Nixes “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” Intra EU, Raising Doubts About Its Future
Is it the beginning of the end for “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” clauses that have undermined democracies, and specifically, labor and environmental protection?
Read more...Trump’s Tariff Threat to Kick Off Trade War?
Trump is threatening to kick off a trade slugfest via tariffs on steel and aluminum. Will he follow through?
Read more...With Official Unemployment This Low, Why Are Wages Rising So Slowly?
Why has wage growth been lousy in a supposed recovery? Thank your politicians for fostering the growth of the precariat.
Read more...Tories, Trapped by Their Red Lines, Again Blame EU as Clock Runs Down
Assume the brace position. A hard Brexit is looking more likely.
Read more...Corbyn’s Brexit Challenge: From the Frying Pan into the Fire?
Unfortunately, Corbyn finally stepping into the Brexit fray looks like different cherry picking and potentially even more political upheaval.
Read more...Dire Consequences of Ignoring Trade in Climate Change Targets: On Track to 3.5 C Temperature Increase by 2100
Astonishingly, climate change accords like Kyoto and Paris ignore the impact of trade. That omission means our collective goose is cooked.
Read more...Tories Double Down on Brexit Fantasies as EU Again Says “Nein”
Yet another Groundhog Day in Brexit land…
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