economics

This is a Guest Post by Alana Downer

Currency is somewhat unpredictable, and when you have transactions taking place in multiple countries using different currencies, keeping track [...]

I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]

Don't look now, but peak season is upon us. Yes, those big volume shipping months when importers are bringing in products to line store shelves for the back to school and holiday seasons are [...]

Trade wars are often thought of as lose-lose situations. However, President Trump obviously thinks the U.S. can win the trade war he has ignited with China. And it looks like he isn't alone in [...]

It is a clichéd joke that Canadians are so polite they'll apologize to you if you insult them. It seems the U.S. tested that cliché's punchline on a national level.

The U.S. insulted [...]

The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 gives President Trump the legal right to impose tariffs at his discretion if he determines there's a national security threat to justify it. Therefore, when the [...]

We’ve talked a lot about the escalating tariffs and tariff threats between the U.S. and China in this blog, but Asia is not the only battle front for President Trump’s trade wars. [...]

In a statement on Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to pursue a whopping additional $400 billion worth of tariffs to the $50 billion dollars worth already planned on imports from [...]

Uncertainty continues in steel and aluminum related markets as President Trump delayed tariffs on imports of these important materials from select U.S. ally countries.

In a [...]

From the election of President Trump, there have been worries about protectionist policies and a potential trade war with China because of Donald Trump's promises to decrease the U.S. trade [...]

The Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (CAHP) scored a major victory as 2011 drew to a close. The U.S. International Trade Commision ordered antidumping and countervailing duty on imports of [...]

Some claim that capitalism is to blame for the woes facing Main Street America. High unemployment; wage stagnation; and increases in living costs, food, fuel, and energy all impinge on the normal [...]

Blog by Dave Stover July 13 Ben Bernanke told us several things:    1. If we (the U.S.) don’t raise the debt ceiling there will be dire economic consequences.  2. Gold is NOT [...]