Protectionism

AP Photo/Evan Vucci Bloomberg reported Sunday evening that a 25% tariff on imports of the metal has accelerated the decline of some US mills. US Steel, a titan of the metal industry, has lost $5.5 billion in market value and idled two furnac…

Question in UPSC Mains GSM3-2018Introduction (Definition then give origin)Body#1: Protectionism & IndiaBody#2: Currency Manipulation & IndiaConclusion (Finding)Pitfalls/MistakesModel answer…

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government unveiled the budget for 2019/2020 on Friday, seeking to reverse weakening growth and investment that threaten to take the shine off a recent landslide election victory. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, pres…

THE MOTIVE force behind trade deals is supposed to be FOMOthe fear of missing out. If negotiators fail to grab new markets for their exporters, the theory goes, rivals may snap those markets up first. On June 28th two trading partners seized better access to …

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron defended a huge trade deal agreed by the European Union and four South American countries and warned against "neo-protectionism", as farmers and environmentalists step up their resistance to the accord. The deal…

Although fair and free trade is one of the G20s guiding principles, protectionism has re-emerged in many member states in recent years. Lawrence Summers, one of the G20s architects, discusses the groups evolution since it was established nearly 20 years ago, …

China will ease ownership limits for foreign investors in its financial sector in 2020, a year earlier than scheduled, and push forward opening up of its manufacturing sector including the auto industry, Premier Li Keqiang said on July 2. The Chinese governm…

Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Samuel Alito speaks during the American Bar Association's Section on International Law Conference in Washington, DC, April 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL AFP/Getty Images No sooner …

Mr. Swiggart: Commenting on a recent post at Café Hayek you write that Globalization can have the effect of moving entire industries out of America depriving citizens of the experience of making things and making the United States more vulnerable in the even…

July 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - A day after agreeing to resume trade talks with China, U.S. President Donald Trump and …