- June 25, 2019
Freight Slowdown Is a Terrible Sign for the Economy
Just as an army moves on its stomach, an economy moves on ships, trucks, and planes. They carry the goods whose purchase adds up to growth.
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- June 18, 2019
Trump’s Trade War Is Paralyzing Business
The way you feel about yourself affects your behavior... and the economy.
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- June 4, 2019
Trade War Will Trigger Inflation, Then Recession
The logic of Donald Trump’s multi-front trade war, if there is any, is increasingly obscure. The tangled mix of policies isn’t accomplishing its stated goals and seems unlikely to ever do so. Meanwhile, it hurts the Americans it should supposedly help.
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