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Political Economy
Trump Unchained: Turkey, China, and North Korea
Recent policy decisions show the Trump Administration has been more bold, and perhaps more unpredictable as well.
Credit Writedowns daily, sanctions and tariff edition
Today's daily focuses on a single theme of the breakdown of globalization.
China to impose tariffs on $60 Billion of US goods, currency now suspected weapon as domestic…
Some thoughts on China's options as the trade war with the US escalates to an uncomfortable level
Government deficits as a source of corporate profits, US-China trade war impact on Germany, update…
Top stories on the persistence of the US economy, the impact of tariffs and the trade war and crisis in Turkey
Open question: why is the Trump Administration “bashing Canada”?
I've been hearing from multiple sources that the Canadians are unloved by Trump's trade negotiation team. This Bloomberg clip gets at the heart of the reports, with the Bloomberg reporter saying that US trade representatives are "bashing…
The Mercatus Center on Sanders’ Medicare for All Plan
It looks like a shift in who spends the money but an overall reduction in how much gets spent on healthcare.
More on the campaign in the UK to hold a second Brexit referendum
A recent Sky News poll shows a majority of Britons now in favour of a second Brexit referendum.
Inequality and political control of the rich, Trump unchained, and Canada’s opportunity
Today's daily post ismore on the political economy side. Top items include inequality and political control and Trump's negotiations with Canada.
Juncker contradicts Trump administration on agriculture
Jean-Claude Juncker told German media outlet ARD that the EU was not working on an agricultural deal with the US involving soybeans and beef. This contradicts messaging from the White House.
Many Chinese companies ‘will go bankrupt’, if US delivers on tariff threats, court newspaper warns
If a US trade war escalation leads to a wave of bankruptcies in China, the Chinese escalate in kind.