Blog/World Trade
Trump Threatens to Cancel NAFTA If Congress Interferes
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Do you agree with Trump that if he canceled NAFTA, the United States would be better off? SN ANSWER: Ironically – YES from a jobs [...]
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Trump & the Trade War
People really think we have free trade and somehow Trump is reversing that fact. This, of course, is how the press has portrayed the issue, but that is just far [...]
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IMF Criticizes Germany for its Chronic Trade Surplus?
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I know you say you do not advise the IMF. But whatever you write, they follow and repeat. So they are following your blog at least and they [...]
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World Trade & Who Needs the Flash Cards?
The Independent reported that an EU Official said that Juncker used ‘‘brightly coloured, simple flashcards” to explain trade to Trump during [...]
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Trade Wars & Rising Interest Rates – The Top Concerns of Fund Managers
The interesting fact is that the majority of fund managers today have reduced their equity allocation to their lowest level since November 2016 according to [...]
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NATO Meeting Fire & Fury Trump Converts NATO to Trade Summit
Perhaps the most interesting observation of how Trump handles negotiations is that he approaches them as a businessman rather than a politician. He certainly [...]
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Trade War with China
QUESTION: What is your “opinion” on the Trump tariffs dispute with China? ANSWER: Years ago, an old friend from high school was in the [...]
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Definition of Free Trade = Gov’t is Free to Change the Definition to Freely Get Revenue
COMMENT: I live in Alberta, Canada and for years as a sign maker I had to order materials from the United States. I can assure you that the problems you [...]
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Trump – Trudeau – Trade & Tariffs
Many countries charge you for goods you buy overseas not just Canada. One of our girls in Germany was called down to pay tax on clothes her mother bought and sent [...]
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Trump v Trudeau
Trump has been attacking Canada once again on trade. He blasted the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying the U.S. can no longer afford to be the “stupid [...]
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