Analysis
US Economy & China
The American Way leads to Americans dying early
American politicians remorselessly claim that theirs is the 'greatest country' and the 'American way' is the best way. But if so it poses a puzzling ...
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Why the US turned protectionist – while China defends an open global econmy
It is a major mistake to believe that the US only made a turn towards protectionism starting with Trump. The US turn towards protectionism already started ...
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Why Trump won’t persuade Apple to produce the iPhone in the US not China
President Trump has claimed he will persuade or force US companies such as Apple to relocate their production to the US – and move out ...
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Economic data shows claim of US ‘strong economic recovery’ was a myth
The publication of official US economic data for 2016, which shows only 1.6% US GDP growth for the year, and only 0.9% per capita GDP ...
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China’s economy is growing three times as fast as the US
Publication of US GDP for the 2nd quarter of 2017 means data is now available for both China and the US for the first half ...
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US economic growth under Trump – explained in 3 charts
There has been much discussion on the likely effect of Trump on the US economy. But some of this discussion fails to distinguish clearly between ...
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Why the US remains locked in slow growth
SummaryThe latest US economic data confirms the US remains locked in a prolonged period of slow growth with major consequences for geopolitics and destabilising consequences ...
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The damaging blind alley of US protectionism
​The damaging blind alley of US protectionismThe following article deals with the costs to the US economy of protectionism. The specific case it deals with ...
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Why neo-liberalism destabilised US politics
Political destabilisationBoth the Anglo-Saxon countries, the US and UK, which adopted neo-liberal Reaganite/Thatcherite policies are experiencing deep political destabilisation. Trump’s nomination as Republication Presidential candidate ...
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