Stocks plunged Thursday after President Trump announced plans to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Dow closed more than 420 points down after the announcement. Trump said the tariffs will level the playing field for American companies and help them expand after plant closings in recent years. Trump made the dramatic announcement after […]
Our Trade Imbalance Is Absolutely Killing Our Quarterly & Annual GDP Rates…
Another Slap in the Face When BEA Updated 4th Q GDP…
Leaked Email: Clinton Campaign ‘Killed’ Bloomberg Story Linking Bill’s $500k Moscow Speech to Russia-Friendly Stance…
The email in question was purportedly sent by Jesse Lehrich, a Clinton campaign foreign policy spokesman and member of the campaign’s rapid response communications team. In the correspondence, which has not yet received news media attention and remains searchable in the WikiLeaks archive, Lehrich writes that the campaign “killed a Bloomberg story” attempting to link […]
China Sees ‘Unstoppable Momentum’ of Globalization…
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli told a gathering of Asian leaders that the world must commit to multilateral free trade under the World Trade Organization and needs to reform global economic governance. Negotiations on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, an Asia-wide agreement that’s favored by China, should be concluded soon and regional cooperation such […]
Extensive British Spying Throughout Africa Revealed in Le Monde…
Showdown: Economic Standoff Between US, China Reaches Acute Phase…
The 8th round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue talks between the U.S. and China were recently held in Beijing. The meeting was organized amid growing tensions…