Obama Set on Expanding Trade in Brazil, Chile
Impediments to trade remain.
Trade
Is American Manufacturing Doomed?
Everything Americans buy seems made in China nowadays yet Americans factories are among the most productive in the world.
Federal Reserve Causing Turmoil Abroad?
With its expansionary monetary policy, the Federal Reserve is causing food and fuel prices to rise.
Economic Freedom and the Arab Revolts
From Tunisia to Egypt to Jordan, high unemployment and corruption fuel popular uprisings.
India’s New Prominence Among United Nations
While India becomes a nonpermanent Security Council member this year, its influence in the United Nations is fast expanding.
Obama Wants to Sell China “All Kinds of Stuff”
The president jokes that he likes to sell China “all kinds of stuff,” but there are significant obstacles to trade.
China Will Grow Up as it Grows Old, Fast
China’s aging population will impede its economic expansion before long.
Why China Has Reason to be Anxious
As China’s population ages and labor costs rise, the country is facing challenges gargantuan compared to those of the West.
United States, Korea Finalize Trade Deal
After a month of delay, President Barack Obama announced the signing of a free trade agreement with Korea this weekend.
India’s Ascendance in the Commonwealth
Within half a century, history has come full circle and India is now the rising star among the Commonwealth nations.
Pacific Leaders Promise to Boost Free Trade
Despite currency wars and trade imbalances, Asian leaders pledge to fight protectionism.
Cameron Promoting Trade with China
In Beijing, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a closer relationship between China and the United Kingdom.
China, Taiwan to Sign Free Trade Accord
China and Taiwan are expected to agree to a preliminary free-trade agreement later this month in a effort to normalize relations across the Strait after more than six decades of bickering and mistrust. According to The Economist, the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) calls for cuts on 539 categories of Taiwanese exports to China […]
China and ASEAN Become Free Trade Block
China seeks to increase trade and investment with its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Labor Laws Hindering India’s Growth
“Deadly labor wars hinder India’s rise,” wrote The Wall Street Journal last month. In spite of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s efforts to reform India along free-market lines, the country’s long history with socialism continues to keep it from truly embracing capitalism. Battle lines are being drawn in labor actions across India. Factory managers, amid the […]