Can New NAFTA End Systematic Wage Repression in Mexico? by Don Quijones • Feb 15, 2018 • 37 Comments The entrenched system works to the detriment of the overall economy. But who benefits?
How Out-Of-Whack are US Trade Relationships? 2017 Trade Deficit Worst since 2008 by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2018 • 68 Comments Trade deficit in non-petroleum products hit all-time record of $734 billion.
China Threatens to Quit Buying US Treasuries, Cites “Trade Tensions” by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2018 • 83 Comments A financial shot before the bow of the White House.
Momentous Change in US Natural Gas, with Global Impact by Wolf Richter • Jan 2, 2018 • 59 Comments Even China is buying U.S. LNG.
Russia’s Grip on European Natural Gas Markets Tightens by Nick Cunningham • Jan 2, 2018 • 5 Comments US LNG has been billed as a game changer, threatening to end Russia’s control of the European market.
Margin Debt, Backed by Enron-Déjà-Vu Steinhoff Shares, Hits BofA, Citi, HSBC, Goldman, BNP by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2017 • 57 Comments “Shadow margin” is a hot business for brokers. Now they lick their wounds.
U.S. Energy To See Huge Investments From China by Oilprice.com • Nov 27, 2017 • 26 Comments China wants to secure its supply of LNG.
Uncertainty Hits American Farmers and Mexican Consumers by Don Quijones • Nov 13, 2017 • 16 Comments NAFTA 2.0 gets complicated.
NAFTA Effect: Global Manufacturers Bet on Dirt-Cheap Mexico by Don Quijones • Oct 26, 2017 • 51 Comments That wages have remained so low for so long is not by accident; it’s by design.
Petro-Plunder Worsens in Mexico by Don Quijones • Oct 19, 2017 • 11 Comments Scaring off sorely needed investments in fuel distribution systems.
