Protectionism

At one level, its not hard to see why farmers supported Trump. Hostility to nonwhite immigrants was central to his campaign, and such hostility tends to be highest in places where there arent actually many immigrants. So rural America, with its still tiny imm…

On MSNBC’s The Beat Thursday, Rutgers University professor Brittney Cooper said she believes President Donald Trump would be “willing to start a physical war” to win reelection if the economy starts to slow down and he is unable to build his border wall. Coo…

Rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft have revolutionized local transportation and broken stagnant taxi monopolies. Ridesharing offers customers convenience and value, while providing drivers the opportunity to earn money on a flexible schedule.   But the…

Mr. McIntosh: Sunday on Meet the Press you said that And what we like about President Trump’s vision on trade is his goal of zero-zero tariffs. We support that strongly. And I kind of have come to recognize, these tariffs are his way of forcing the Chinese t…

Talking trade with the EU: Context: As the economy begins to suffer from the U.S.-China trade war, it is imperative for India to pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Why it is important for India to hasten talks with the EU on a…

One question you might ask is why Trumpian trade uncertainty is looming so much larger now than it did during the administrations first two years. Part of the answer, I think, is that until fairly recently most analysts expected the U.S.-China trade conflict …

Mumbai: The volatility in foreign exchange leave the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with no option other than market intervention to restore orderliness in the market, deputy governor BP Kanungo told market participants in a speech. Kanungo reiterated the centr…

BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said he and President Donald Trump were “gung-ho” about a post-Brexit trade deal but cautioned the United States would be tough negotiators and that he would not rush talks. Trump p…

By Jeff Mason and William James BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump promised a big trade deal for post-Brexit Britain to Boris Johnson on Sunday and praised the new prime minister as the right man to take Britain out of the European Unio…

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson told reporters on Saturday that he intends to tell President Trump to deescalate his trade war with China during a planned Sunday meeting. "You bet," Johnson said to reporters who asked him whether he would…