Ken Roberts, Contributor

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Heading Toward 2019, The Future of Trade Looks Like Italy, India, Your Medicine Cabinet

As we turn the corner into 2019, if you want to see the future of U.S. trade, look no further than Italy and India. That’s right, not China, Canada or Mexico, which account for one-third of all U.S. trade. And not Germany or South Korea, both top 10 tr…

Many Fast-Growing U.S. Exports To Collide With Trump’s Tariff Battle

U.S. exports are enjoying their fastest growth in seven years, as Trump pushes ahead with plans to levy tariffs on imports from largely European and Asian countries, leading to retaliation. With apologies to Dickens, this is either best of times or the…

This Perilous Path, And How Trump Might Declare Victory

Three forces are converging in an unfortunate way. Ironically, that might lead to President Trump claiming victory, or at least progress, in his efforts to reduce the U.S. trade deficit. He might even start doing it soon, since we are leading up to mid…