Trump's dismal popularity among foreigners may be costing the US billions in exports

Economy | January 18, 2019

President Trump's unpopularity overseas may have cut American exports by at least $3 billion, according to a UC, Berkeley study.[FULL STORY]

Mexico blast sharpens focus on fuel theft plan

Reuters Video: World News | January 20, 2019

A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has put renewed attention on the government’s strategy to stop fuel theft, with some relatives saying fuel shortages stemming from the plan led victims to risk their lives. Yahaira Jacquez...[FULL STORY]

Furloughed workers are facing an all-too-common problem for many Americans—living paycheck to paycheck

Brookings Topics - U.S. Economic Performance | January 17, 2019

By Aaron Klein A government job with its steady paycheck is supposed to be a ticket to the middle class. Yet 800,000 government workers...[FULL STORY]

Assessing U.S.-China relations 2 years into the Trump presidency

Brookings Topics - Asia and the Pacific | January 15, 2019

By David Dollar, Ryan Hass, Jeffrey A. BaderThe Trump administration has disrupted a longstanding bipartisan consensus on U.S. policy toward China, which it viewed as overly timid and insufficiently robust in responding to China’s excesses. Although past policy shifted based on events, it largely was grounded in a judgment...[FULL STORY]

Charts of the week: Africa’s changing demographics

Brookings Topics - Middle East and North Africa | January 18, 2019

By Fred DewsThe Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings has just released its annual “Foresight Africa” report, illuminating six themes and recommending solutions for challenges facing African nations....[FULL STORY]

Smoothing fracking’s boom/bust cycle

Brookings Topics - North America | July 29, 2016

Mark Muro, senior fellow and policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses a plan to address the economic boom-bust cycle in states that rely heavily on “fracking” and how this...[FULL STORY]

An update on trans-Atlantic relations

Brookings Topics - Europe | January 18, 2019

By Thomas WrightSenior Fellow Thomas Wright describes how U.S.-European relations have changed since the first edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard was published by the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe, as part...[FULL STORY]

Government Shutdown

Larry Davidson's Thoughts on Macro and Other Stuff | January 15, 2019

We are going through the pain of a government shutdown. It is painful for me since it is harder to find macro data on federal government sites. But my pain is tiny compared to people who are really feeling important life-changing consequences.So today I...[FULL STORY]

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis | March 20, 2016

I announced on February 22 Goodbye Blogger, Hello WordPress: Mish's GlobalEconomicAnalysis has Moved to MishTalk.Com. My needs outgrew blogger.The top reason is that...[FULL STORY]

Government 101

Jerry Jasinowski | January 16, 2018

The Need For True Government Reform– by Jerry Jasinowski The spectacle of President Trump sitting at a table with maybe two[FULL STORY]