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No, that's not what a trade deficit means - and that's not how you calculate other nations' tariffs

05.04.2025 10

The Examiner

Peter Draper

No, that's not what a trade deficit means - and that's not how you calculate other nations' tariffs

05.04.2025 10

Canberra Times

Peter Draper

No, that’s not what a trade deficit means – and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs

To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory. We are all going to...

04.04.2025 10

The Conversation

Peter Draper

Is Australia’s trade war with China now over? The answer might be out of our hands

Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in...

15.10.2024 20

The Conversation

Peter Draper