The president’s decision to defuse part of the economic bomb he himself planted is good for the global economy, and great for U.S. retailers.
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‘We just can’t compete with Canada right now’: Tariffs drive down U.S. lobster exports to China by 46%
But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Stockpiles of medicine, more border officials hired as no-deal Brexit looms
In Brussels and London, one question is growing louder: Can Boris Johnson be stopped?
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Wall Street has its worst day of the year amid sell-off triggered by trade war
China allows the value of its currency to slide, and the Dow by midday was down 3%.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Investment, not tariffs, the way to compete with China
Instead of slowing China’s economy, we should do more to meet the challenge with innovation.
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Trump’s latest China tariffs could hit U.S. consumers as holiday shopping starts
Americans would likely pay the price for the president’s actions, while Beijing plans to retaliate.
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S&P 500 posts its worst week of the year as trade tensions flare
Stock indexes fell from the get-go following President Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war with China.
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Another View: World trade slowed by Trump’s policies
The International Monetary Fund forecasts a deceleration in global growth brought on by U.S. trade wars.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Dems own NAFTA if they don’t back Trump on trade
They would love to dump the agreement, as the president threatens to do, without giving him a win on his own proposal.
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Trump arrives at global economic summit with full agenda – and grievances
The president is focused on his trade disputes, and European leaders are expected to challenge him on climate change, which his administration has sought to downplay and even question.