The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused some speculation over the last few weeks that the Chinese government will not uphold promises it made under the limited, phase one trade agreement hammered out with the […] Read More
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The overall U.S. trade deficit was $48.9 billion in December 2019, up $5.2 billion from $43.7 billion in November. The increase reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $5.1 billion to $69.7 billion […] Read More
The Chinese government last week announced that it will reduce trade penalties on nearly $75 billion of U.S. goods. The reduction, which will take effect on February 14, fulfills part of the country’s commitment under […] Read More
As Connecting the Dots reported last week, under his Section 232 trade powers President Trump recently issued a proclamation imposing duties on imports of certain derivatives of steel and aluminum products. While there was little […] Read More
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) attempts to answer that question. According to the EPI, the gap rose by more than $150 billion between the beginning of the Great Recession and 2018 […] Read More