Trade Talks
97: Watching China’s Human Rights
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Sophie Richardson joins Keynes and Bown in a wide-ranging conversation about heightened concerns over human rights in China.
Trade Talks
96: Trump’s Next China Tariffs and Fears in the Global Economy
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Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s rollout of tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports and new evidence of global economic turmoil.
Trade Talks
95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?
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Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump’s decision to designate China a currency manipulator.
Trade Talks
94: The Fed and the Trade War, with Adam Posen
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Adam Posen explains why the US Federal Reserve is suddenly cutting interest rates and what that has to do with President Trump’s trade war.
Trade Talks
93: US Trade Policy Before Trump, with Ambassador Michael Froman
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Former USTR Michael Froman joins to discuss how the Obama administration tackled China and the World Trade Organization.
Trade Talks
92: Japan and South Korea: Old Wounds, New Trade Fight
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Dukgeun Ahn joins to explain how Japan’s threat to limit exports to South Korea involves issues much deeper than smartphone trade.
Trade Talks
91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?
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Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade.
Trade Talks
90: Trade policy the Asian way, with Mari Pangestu
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The former Indonesian trade minister discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more.
Trade Talks
89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
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Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.
Trade Talks
88: Trump-Mexico Trade War Cheat Sheet
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Keynes and Bown discuss Trump’s national emergency declaration and potential tariffs on $350 billion of imports from Mexico.