Trade War

Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics. He was an advisor to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Recession is a collecti…

A Very Trade-War Christmas (Podcast)

The last holiday season saw stocks tank through the final weeks of 2018. This year, stocks and bonds are on track to post their best simultaneous performances since the late 1990s. The S&P 500 index is up about 29% year-to-date, while the 10-year Treasur…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Project Syndicate) After nearly 18 months of tit-for-tat tariff increases, the United States and China have reached a phase one agreement to start de-escalating their trade war. As part of the deal, President Donald Trump canceled further …

Apr 27th 2019 ECONOMISTS OFTEN argue that trade wars cannot be won. Yet they will be among the few beneficiaries from Americas barrage of tariffs. For decades, rich countries sound trade policies denied academics cases of tit-for-tat protectionism to study. …

BW FILE PHOTO TOTAL EXPORT GROWTH accelerated to 5.1% in the third quarter from the preceding three months 4.3%, boosted especially by continued strong service export growth, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement on Friday. Overseas…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in November, pointing to moderate economic growth that could potentially support the Federal Reserve’s desire to keep interest rates unchanged indefinitely, though inflation remained muted. The…

If you saw the 2018 Marvel movie Black Panther, you know that the fictional land of Wakanda is filled with some incredible technologies. But did you know that Wakanda is a trade partner with the United States? At least thats what was listed on an official U.S…

Someone is going to get a bollocking at the U.S. State Department, because they added Wakanda—the fictional high-tech African kingdom from the marvel Black Panther movie—to an official list of trade partners. The fictional country was removed soon from the l…

Image copyrightMarvel/DisneyImage caption Wakanda is a fictional East African country from Black Panther, which was adapted into a film last year The US Department of Agriculture listed Wakanda as a free trade partner - despite it being a fictional country…