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What ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ proponents—who have Trump’s ear—get wrong about the U.S. dollar

The notion that the accord will lower the dollar’s value, eliminate the trade deficit, and return global production to America is flawed.

yesterday 0

Fortune

Steve H. Hanke

The U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics

The Trump admin and critics alike seem unaware of a key mechanism that governs the magnitude of a trade balance.

18.04.2025 8

Fortune

Steve H. Hanke

Trump’s tariffs are not ‘common sense’—and they’re putting America’s credibility and ‘exorbitant privilege’ at risk

The tariffs, which are taxes on international transactions, are destroying trillions in U.S. wealth, with the worst still to come.

04.04.2025 5

Fortune

Steve H. Hanke

Trump’s trade and tariffs policies are flawed and contradictory—and the ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ is suited for the trash bin

U.S. companies behind a tariff wall would become less competitive, not more.

01.04.2025 10

Fortune

Steve H. Hanke

Warren Buffett acts like the U.S. stock market is in bubble territory. He might be onto something

To decide whether we agree with the Sage of Omaha, we employ “Dr. X's Bubble Detector.”

05.03.2025 4

Fortune

Steve H. Hanke