Protectionism

No. 3. Most of the time, markets dont care about politics. But the president and presidential appointees can and do have a major impact on the economy, monetary policy, the dollar, trade relations and alliances; No. 4. History is replete with examples of pre…

By Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the world's biggest miner BHP said he will "stick up for globalisation" and is more worried about the damage trade tensions are inflicting on the world economy than their impact on demand for the commodities BH…

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese exports fell for an eighth straight month in July, as slowing growth and trade battles raise fears of a global recession. The value of shipments abroad dropped 1.6% in July from a year earlier, according to the finance ministry. Econo…

Mr. McKinney: You call me cowardly for not naming, in this post, those individuals who I accuse of being motivated by political opportunism into abandoning their support for free trade. Wrong. My motivation in this matter isnt cowardice; its civility. You …

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Nicolas Dujovne resigned on Saturday after a week of economic turmoil Argentina's economy minister Nicolas Dujovne has resigned amid a financial crisis exacerbated by the president's defeat in a primary poll. The country's…

Our posts on famed gaming giant Nintendo will likely give you the impression that the company has a very strange distaste for its own fans. Your brain will probably try to convince you that this doesn’t make any sense, since Nintendo fans are what makes Ninte…

Tweet My intrepid Mercatus Center colleague Veronique de Rugy exposes Trump’s incoherence on trade. A slice: You see, one important fact that eludes our president is that the main way for foreign investors to acquire the dollars they invest in the United St…

… and, to the extent that he succeeds in this madness, he will inflict incalculable damage, not just on non-Americans, but on – and perhaps especially on – Americans as well.Trump’s belief that his trade policies will enrich Americans and makes us more secure…

When assumptions about how the world works are shattered, a global downturn is often the result. The world learned in the early 1970s that the era of cheap oil was over, in the early 1980s that countries could default, and a decade ago that American mortgages…

Singapore slashed its full-year economic growth forecast on Tuesday as global conditions were seen worsening and data confirmed the slowest growth rate in a decade amid mounting fears of a recession in the city-state. The government cut its forecast range fo…