Protectionism

The European Commission is planning a single European market for data, in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in Silicon Valley and China, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Feb. 19).The proposed plan to revamp the region’s digital market policy also includes measures to limit data…

The coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and a further spread to other countries could derail a "highly fragile" projected recovery in the global economy in 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned.In a note for G20 finance ministers and central bankers, the global lender mapped out many…

The European Commission is planning a single European market for data, in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in Silicon Valley and China, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Feb. 19).The proposed plan to revamp the region’s digital market policy also includes measures to limit data…

By Shawn Donnan and Jordan FabianPresident Donald Trump cast doubts over the likelihood of an anticipated trade deal with India on Tuesday, just days before a scheduled visit to the South Asian power. ”Well, we can have a trade deal with India, but I’m really saving the big deal for…

Mr. Oren Cass American Compass Oren: Reporting on the launch of your new organization, American Compass, the Washington Post quotes you as accusing libertarian free-market advocates of believing “that whatever policies are best for shareholders in the short run are the best policies and will eventually be good for everyone…

Yves here. While most people respond better to positive messaging, I find “degrowth” to be far too sanitized a term for the sort of consumption cutbacks we all have to make to have any hope of averting the worst climate and species loss outcomes. A big problem is most of…

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether China is dumping aluminium extrusions, products widely used in transport, construction and electronics, in the European Union, it said on Friday.A notice in the EU's Official Journal said it was acting on a complaint filed last month by…

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said they are focusing on 12-13 sectors such as textiles where India has a competitive edge to boost exports. He said that exports grow when there is both comparative and competitive edge on different sectors."We are now focusing our energies on about…

NEW DELHI : Industry body Nasscom has projected a revenue growth of 7.7% at USD 191 billion for the IT sector in the ongoing fiscal. The industry body had last fiscal discontinued an over two decade-old practice of forecasting revenue growth, citing the fast changing dynamics of the industry and…

Blog Post February 10, 2020 …. is from Don Boudreaux writing on Cafe Hayek: You show me a tariff, and I’ll show you a domestic company that lobbied for it. And here’s some equally excellent economic badassery from Don: What is elitist – by its very nature – is protectionism.…