3 days ago | Reuters

The United States proposed a reform of the World Trade Organization on Friday that would slash the number of countries that are eligible for "special and differential...
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Chinese trade price and Yuan's valuation

5 days ago | The World Economy

Abstract This paper studies how the major economic events would have affected Chinese yuan's nominal exchange rate against US dollar from 1989 to 2013. The traditional average...
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Trump's Trade Warrior Brings the Fight to Beijing

5 days ago | Politico

Bob Lighthizer has spent his entire career preparing for the next two weeks of negotiations with China. The Trump administration's 71-year-old U.S. trade representative was one...
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U.S. trade agency says WTO rule change efforts to rein in China will fail

14 days ago | Reuters

Negotiating new World Trade Organization rules to try to rein in China's "mercantilist" trade practices would be largely a futile exercise, the Trump administration's trade...
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Trade barriers or trade facilitators? The heterogeneous impact of food standards in international trade

16 days ago | The World Economy

Abstract Recent research shows that the effect of food standards can be heterogeneous across sectors or countries: they sometimes act as barriers to trade, but in other cases...
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Director's Cut: The economics of no-deal Brexit

1 month ago | Bruegel

Bruegel senior fellow Zsolt Darvas joins Guntram Wolff for this Director's Cut, to discuss the economic fall-out of a no-deal Brexit. While the UK remains without an agreement...
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Market access implications of non‐tariff measures: Estimates for four developed country markets

1 month ago | The World Economy

Abstract We quantify the effects of non‐tariff measures on the extensive margin of trade, examining the number of countries exporting particular products to Canada, the...
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WTO trade policy review for Switzerland: In need for a new paradigm

1 month ago | The World Economy

Abstract This paper argues that the World Trade Organization and one of its important instruments, Trade Policy Review , should refocus on what they were created for: trade...
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Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85

The German designer, who was the creative director for Chanel and Fendi, has died at age 85. Read more ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders announces 2020 presidential run

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced a second run for president. Read more ...

'Really awesome': Officer leaves pregnant waitress big tip on $9 bill

Included with the tip was a message: “Enjoy your first, you will never forget it.” Read more ...

Maryland joins lawsuit challenging president's national emergency declaration

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined 15 other states in filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency. Read more ...

16 States Sue Over Trump's National Emergency Declaration

A coalition led by California has sued the Trump administration over its plan to divert billions of dollars to border wall construction. Read more ...

Tractor-trailer carrying chickens teeters at edge of bridge after deadly crash

Officials in South Carolina said some of the chickens fell into the lake below and most will not make it to the processing plant where they were supposed to go. Read more ...

Jussie Smollett Allegedly Wanted ‘Bigger Reaction' From Threatening Letter

Investigators looking into the alleged hate crime against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are examining a threatening letter sent last month. A source told CBS Chicago, "when... Read more ...

Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85

The German designer, who was the creative director for Chanel and Fendi, has died at age 85. Read more ...

Payless has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 2 years and is...

Payless has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is closing all of its more than 2,000 stores. This is the second time the company has filed for bankruptcy in two... Read more ...

After posting photo seeming to threaten judge, Roger Stone deletes it, says...

Days after a federal judge imposed a limited gag order on him, Trump confidant Roger Stone posted a photograph of that judge to his Instagram page and included her name, a... Read more ...