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Obama yields to protectionist sentiment
President Obama seems to be siding with protectionist, anti-trade elements in the US. On Friday he approved a S421 petition and imposed a 35% tariff on certain imports of Chinese tyres, reports the Wa… more →
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Obama yields to protectionist sentiment
adamsmith1922 wrote 2 months ago: President Obama seems to be siding with protectionist, anti-trade elements in the US. On Friday he a … more →
Smoke and mirrors
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adamsmith1922 wrote 8 months ago: The G20 'fight-back' or smoke & mirrors explained This graphic accompanies a good FT art … more →
Lamy on danger of protectionism
adamsmith1922 wrote 9 months ago: Pascal Lamy, WTO head, was in NZ this week. Adam thought it appropriate to re-visit some remarks M. … more →
Has a trade war been averted or merely postponed?
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adamsmith1922 wrote 10 months ago: The other day Adam blogged about his concerns that the Ghosts of Smoot & Hawley had risen. He fe … more →
Mike Moore on trade and confidence
adamsmith1922 wrote 10 months ago: Reading the NZ Herald today there is an interesting opinion piece by Mike Moore. Whilst essentially … more →
Sounding the alarm on Obama and trade
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adamsmith1922 wrote 11 months ago: Jagdish Bhagwati, a university professor, economics and law, at Columbia and senior fellow in intern … more →
Farewell free trade, it's been good to know you
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adamsmith1922 wrote 11 months ago: The Economist looks at how the world is coping with the current crisis and is concerned that we will … more →
Asean FTA bigger than one with China!
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Fran O ‘Sullivan writes in the HoS on the visit of the Brazilian Foreign Minister. At … more →
Further thoughts on the wrecking of the Doha Round
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Why can they not tear down the barriers? Philip Stephen has a thoughtful article in the FT … more →
Cartoon for Today, Sunday 3 August 2008
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! The Economist cartoonist KAL gives his take on the failure of the WTO talks in Geneva Adam … more →
The 'usual suspects' triumph in Geneva
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adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Clive Crook in his Financial Times blog comments on the failure of the WTO talks in Geneva. … more →
The Economist opines on the WTO talks
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! The Economist has a leading article on the Geneva talks as well. They are not as optimistic … more →
Pressure on Geneva WTO talks
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! The Financial Times has an article on the WTO talks which Phil Goff is attending in Geneva. … more →
George Mitchell, a former Democratic Senate Majority Leader sees Doha as essential now, failure not an option
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Scoopit! Former US Senator George Mitchell, an influential Democrat,has an opinion piece in The Time … more →
Mandelson writes on free trade, targets Sarkozy
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adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: The UK Telegraph site carries this article by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner, on the importa … more →
An interview with Robert Zoellick
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adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Greg Sheridan pens a profile of Robert Zoellick, World Bank head, in The Australian. He notes the fo … more →
Is Obama shifting right and favouring free trade?
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adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: In his immediately preceding post Adam wrote about the need for Obama to move beyond rhetoric and ac … more →
High food prices may aid Doha Round Conclusion
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: The FT has an intriguing article that suggests high food prices may make it easier to conclude the D … more →
An initial assessment of the FAO Rome Food Summit
adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Again from the Economist a brief round-up on the outcomes of the FAO food summit in Rome. A certain … more →
