LEAKED: Trump’s Next Shoe to Drop on US-China Trade by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2018 • 102 Comments This is the big one. It makes steel and aluminum tariffs look like a game.
Oops, Extra-Gloomy Numbers on the US Trade Deficit in Goods & Services for January by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2018 • 85 Comments A sharp deterioration that started in Aug. 2017.
European Court of Justice Deals Heavy Blow to “Corporate Sovereignty Clause” by Don Quijones • Mar 7, 2018 • 17 Comments Beginning of the end for “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” clauses that have become toxic to democracies?
Dow Futures Drop 420 Points, as Cohn Plans to Resign, Igniting Trade-War Fears by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2018 • 138 Comments The markets’ man in the White House is on the way out.
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.
