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WTOh No; How Trump Froze the Appeals Court To Fight China’s “Developing Country” Status

January 28, 2020UncategorizedTrade War, trade war news, trade war update, trade war with china, World Trade Organization, WTO, wto and china, wto and developing countries, wto appellate body crisis, wto china us, wto court, wto crisis, wto debate, wto dispute, wto dispute settlement body, wto trumpStephen Mackey

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Since December 11th the WTO’s appeals court hasn’t been able to hear a case in the appeals court. This is because the United States is refusing to appoint new judges to that court. This freezing has made appealing any case in the WTO effectively a veto until the US gives the OK symbol. Why is America doing this? Because the WTO classifies China as a developing country, leading to many trade benefits, and the US objects to that. Here’s what is happening!

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From the Front Lines of the Trade War: A Wild Forty Eight Hours of Trade News

December 5, 2019Uncategorizedtariff analysis, tariff china, tariff war, tariffs business, tariffs economics, tariffs effect, tariffs eu, tariffs europe, tariffs explained, tariffs on europe, trade china, trade deal, Trade War, trade war analysis, trade war explained, trade war latest news, trade war update, trade war with chinaStephen Mackey

Over the course of two day America started a trade war with Brazil and Argentina, won a WTO case against the EU’s airbus, credibly threatened the WTO, threatened France with Tariffs, and saw a potential escalation in the trade war with China. It was a wild time. Here is a little more detail on what just happened!

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China Devalues the Yuan; The US/China Trade War Gets a Second Front

August 9, 2019Uncategorizedchina renminbi, chinese renminbi, competitive devaluations China trade war, currency exchange, currency manipulation, Currency manipulator, currency trading, currency war, currency war documentary, currency war explained, devaluation of currency, devaluation of money, renminbi currency, renminbi vs yuan, renminbi yuan, Trade War, trade war analysis, trade war debate, trade war frontline, trade war trump, trade war update, trade war with chinaStephen Mackey

This week Trump labeled China a currency manipulator as the Chinese yuan dropped to a ten year low. People are asking what is going on and whether this could trigger a currency war between China and the United States. Here’s what this means.

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Jerome Powell Fights in the Trade War

June 6, 2019UncategorizedEconomics, Economy, Fed, fed chairman, fed interest rate, Fed Policy, fed rate, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Board, Interest Rate, Jerome Powell, Market Rally, Monetary Policy, Stock market, Tariffs, Trade WarStephen Mackey

Markets are rallying after Jerome Powell’s recent announcement that the fed will be helping stimulate the economy if the trade war starts to take its toll. Here’s exactly what could happen and what was just announced.

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Donald Trump’s Mexican Standoff; The Tariff Threat

June 1, 2019Uncategorized1977 international emergency economic powers act, AMLO, Border wall, Central America, Illegal Immigration, Immigration Law, Mexico, Migrant caravan, Peter Navarro, Tariff mexico, Tariff Threat, Tariffs, tariffs basics, tariffs mexico, Tariffs on mexico, tariffs trump, Trade Representative Lightheizer, Trade War, us tariff threat, USTRStephen Mackey

President Trump just threatened Mexico with an increasingly growing tariff. The first round of tariffs will be a five percent tax on all goods imported on Mexico. These will be launched on June 10th. This is what is happening and why.

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Farm Aid; The Costs of a Trade War

May 25, 2019Uncategorized$16 billion, Agricultural Subsidies, Agriculture, Anti-Dumping, Capitalism, China, Corn, Dumping, Economics, Economy, Farm Aid, Farmer bailout, Free Market, Sonny Perdue, Soybeans, Tariffs, Trade War, U.S.-China trade war, USDA, WheatStephen Mackey

Sonny Perdue and the Trump Administration announced an additional sixteen billion dollars in aid to farmers struggling with the trade war. The question is, how and why is the government paying farmers billions of dollars for goods there’s no market for. This is everything you need to know about this bailout.

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The Trade War Continues; Trump Introduces New Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods

May 13, 2019UncategorizedBeijing, China, Economics, Foreign Policy, GeoPolitics, Intellectual Property, International Politics, Lighthizer, Liu He, Mnuchin, Politics, Tariffs, Trade Deficit, Trade representative, Trade Surplus, Trade War, Xi JinpingStephen Mackey

In an escalation of the trade war with China, Trump introduced a whole slate of new tariffs. There are some debates over the economics of these tariffs, but here are the basics of what just happened, and what happened the last few times we imposed tariffs in this war.

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The Trade War’s Second Front; Negotiating Peace With Japan

April 30, 2019UncategorizedAluminum Tariffs, China, Economy, Foreign Policy, Free Trade, Japan, Lighthizer, Robert Lighthizer, Shinzo Abe, Steel Tariffs, Tariffs, Toshimitsu Motegi, TPP, Trade, Trade War, Trans Pacific Partnership, USTR, White houseStephen Mackey

We recently saw Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit the White House to negotiate a one on one peace deal with Trump. Here are the sticking points keeping a deal from being signed, and the conflict that lead up to this point.

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Will Congress Finally Pass the USMCA? A New Report Predicts it’s Economic Impact

April 20, 2019UncategorizedAutomotive Industry, Canada, Car Manufacturing, Exports, Free Trade, International Trade Commission, ITC, ITC Report, Mexico, NAFTA, New NAFTA, North America, Tariffs, Trade War, Trump, USMCA, USMCA ReportStephen Mackey

On Thursday a long awaited report was released detailing the economic impacts of New NAFTA, or the USMCA. This report was generally positive, if slightly underwhelming. The question now is, what are congress’s objections and will this new deal pass?

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Finds A Home In Italy

March 22, 2019UncategorizedBelt and Road Countries, Belt and Road Initiative, Belt and Road Italy, BRI, China, comedy, COSCO, Debt Trap, Europe, European Union, Eurozone, Five Star Coalition, Italy, Jokes, OBOR, One Belt One Road, Ports, Sergio Mattarella, Silk Road, Trade War, Trieste, Xi JinpingStephen Mackey

Xi Jinping is currently in Italy looking for their official support regarding his Belt and Road Initiative. This would be the first G7 member to endorse the program. None of the other G7 members are thrilled about this. Here’s what’s going on.

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Tag Archives: Trade War

WTOh No; How Trump Froze the Appeals Court To Fight China’s “Developing Country” Status

From the Front Lines of the Trade War: A Wild Forty Eight Hours of Trade News

China Devalues the Yuan; The US/China Trade War Gets a Second Front

Jerome Powell Fights in the Trade War

Donald Trump’s Mexican Standoff; The Tariff Threat

Farm Aid; The Costs of a Trade War

The Trade War Continues; Trump Introduces New Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods

The Trade War’s Second Front; Negotiating Peace With Japan

Will Congress Finally Pass the USMCA? A New Report Predicts it’s Economic Impact

China’s Belt and Road Initiative Finds A Home In Italy