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China’s Surplus is Rising Rapidly. So is the U.S. Deficit. The IMF Cannot Turn a Blind Eye.

Brad A. Setser | Council on Foreign Relations | 10/28/2020

The IMF’s October 2020 WEO asserts, incorrectly, that the pandemic has led global current account imbalances to shrink.*  A reduction in imbalances of course could have been the outcome of the pandemic. Less trade, all else…

Tariffs Didn’t Fuel Revival for American Steel

Bob Tita and William Mauldin | Wall Street Journal | 10/28/2020

With the expanded production, about 6,000 jobs we...

Trump’s Trade Wars Have Made Bad Agriculture Policies Worse

Clark Packard | Foreign Policy | 10/27/2020

Recent years have been tumultuous for American farmers a...

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