Amid trade war fears, an unresolved issue: how to get China to play fair
Jul 19, 2018
3 minutes
In news coverage of global tensions over trade, a dominant message has been one of growing concern over the damage that tit-for-tat tariffs would do to the global economy.
The worries are well founded – with forecasts ranging from rising consumer prices to falling exports and sagging economic growth. Tariffs have already resulted in layoffs at some US manufacturers. At others, supply chains have been disrupted, according to anecdotes in a Federal Reserve survey of businesses released Wednesday.
Yet, even as Republicans in Congress weigh a rare legislative effort to rein in one of President Trump’s
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