by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Trade
I wrote two days ago about how the White House is contemplating ideas to boost the economy. This is somewhat worrisome since “stimulus” plans oftentimes are based on Keynesian economics, which has a terrible track record. But there are policies that could help growth...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 21, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
I’m worried. There’s a lot of talk in Washington about Trump trying to goose the economy with either Keynesian monetary policy or Keynesian fiscal policy. It would be much better, as I discuss in this interview with Yahoo Finance, if Trump instead declared a ceasefire...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
In this interview with Fox Business, I make my usual points (trade barriers are misguided, China is protectionist, Trump’s not responding wisely, etc). For today’s column, though, I want to discuss who actually bears the burden of Trump’s trade taxes. All of us...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2019 | Blogs, Trade
As I explained last year, Trump is right and wrong about China and trade. He’s correct that China doesn’t play fair, but he mistakenly fixates on the trade deficit rather than going after China’s subsidies and cronyism. And, as I note in this brief interview from...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 19, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by RealClearMarkets on July 16, 2019. To benefit large brewers, U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced the Aluminum Pricing Examination Act (APEX Act), which would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
