by Mark Angelides | Dec 13, 2019 | Audio, Podcasts, Politics, The Rabbit Hole
We can’t examine the difficulties in sorting out a China trade deal without understanding that the Chinese have very long memories when it comes to past insults. How bad did historical trade get? What were wars fought over? And ultimately, how will this trade...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 10, 2019 | Articles, International, Politics, Social Issues, Trade, Trump Administration
After two years of will-they-or-won’t-they posturing by the Democratic leadership, it looks like the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is finally moving ahead. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced that Congress will hold a vote next week to ratify the new...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 1, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Economic Affairs News, International, Politics, Taxes, Trade
Mega-Merger Monday What a way to kick off a week: Multi-billion-dollar business deals and trillions of dollars in assets changing hands. Charles Schwab announced that it had reached an agreement with TD Ameritrade in an all-stock deal valued at about $26 billion....
by Liberty Nation Authors | Oct 20, 2019 | Articles, Politics, Trump Administration
Editor’s Note: Everyone’s got an opinion, but who has the facts? At LibertyNation.com, we like to say, “Truth is Making a Comeback because Facts Matter.” So, each week, our editorial staff combs through the noise to bring you the highlights of what the president did...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 8, 2019 | Articles, Business News, Columns, Economic Affairs News, International, Politics, Trade
Another Round of QE4, Please! When the Federal Reserve announced that it would be suspending the reduction of its $3.8 trillion balance sheet two months early, nobody expected that the central bank would add to it again so soon. Does this mean a fourth round of...