Protectionism

In a Global Memo for the Council of Councils, I preview next year's international summit circuit and highlight six of the weightiest gatherings. As the second decade of this century comes to a close, effective multilateral cooperation seems to be on the rope…

Skip to contentGerman Automakers Might Face China’s Wrath If Berlin Bans Huawei From 5G Networks The Chinese ambassador in Berlin has indicated that the German car industry could face “consequences” if technology giant Huawei is banned from building 5G netwo…

Tweet is from page 188 of Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration, the magnificent 2019 illustrated book written by my GMU Econ colleague Bryan Caplan and illustrated by Zach Weinersmith: Squeezing foreigners is a classic protectionist smoke-scr…

The German automotive industry, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, and their subsidiaries, may soon be facing more problems in the declining Chinese car market over a dispute about 5G phone networks, of all things. Huawei, a huge Chinese telec…

Tweet Kevin Williamson is brilliant. Here he eviscerates progressives, as well as conservatives such as Marco Rubio and Michael Brendan Dougherty, whose advocacy of industrial policy and other forms of protectionism reveal both their economic ignorance and t…

By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - China and the United States' "phase one" trade agreement is good news for all and will "provide stability in global trade", the Chinese government's top diplomat Wang Yi said during a visit to Slovenia on Saturday. He sa…

Japan and the EU have agreed to increase cooperation on trade, the environment and security. The two sides enacted a large trade deal in February, an agreement they believe counters the "global trends of protectionism."

By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist Weekly Market Compass: As the WTO reaches a crisis point, countries may take trade issues into their own hands. I grew up in the New York City area in the 1980s. My dad always read the tabloids, and so, I s…

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock Investment Institute said on Tuesday it was cautiously rotating into cyclical assets, Japanese equities and emerging markets. We are modestly positive on risk assets," said Scott Thiel, chief fixed income strategist for BlackRock…

BlackRock Investment Institute 'modestly positive' on risk assets for 2020