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Four years into the trade war, are the US and China decoupling?

US imports of some Chinese products have tanked. Others are higher than ever. Chad P. Bown explains how Trump’s selective trade war continues to matter for US trade.

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RealTime Economics

China has few options to revive lagging economic growth

Mary E. Lovely (PIIE) and Tianlei Huang (PIIE)

October 24, 2022

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Policy Briefs

CHIPS Act will spur US production but not foreclose China

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Megan Hogan (PIIE)

October 26, 2022

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RealTime Economics

China’s private sector advance pauses, but the trend is unclear

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

October 17, 2022

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RealTime Economics

High inflation makes for a hard road ahead

Karen Dynan (PIIE)

October 6, 2022

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Policy Briefs

CHIPS Act will spur US production but not foreclose China

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Megan Hogan (PIIE)

October 2022

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RealTime Economics

The global minimum corporate tax will not end forces that drive tax competition

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)

October 25, 2022

A woman looks over her grocery bill outside a supermarket in Queens NY, as inflation hits a 40-year high.

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Op-Eds

The Fed is doing what it should to fight inflation

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David Wilcox (PIIE)

October 25, 2022

PIIE Charts

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Supply and demand for workers may be becoming less central to US wage growth

Karen Dynan (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

October 12, 2022

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Surging demand for imports has been a major driver of US inflation since the pandemic hit

Caroline Freund (PIIE)

October 11, 2022

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Global growth outlook dims as recessions loom

Karen Dynan (PIIE)

October 6, 2022

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Four years into the trade war, are the US and China decoupling?

China has few options to revive lagging economic growth

CHIPS Act will spur US production but not foreclose China

China’s private sector advance pauses, but the trend is unclear

High inflation makes for a hard road ahead

What's New

CHIPS Act will spur US production but not foreclose China

The global minimum corporate tax will not end forces that drive tax competition

The Fed is doing what it should to fight inflation

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Supply and demand for workers may be becoming less central to US wage growth

Surging demand for imports has been a major driver of US inflation since the pandemic hit

Global growth outlook dims as recessions loom

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What is inflation and how can policymakers control it?

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US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart

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Russia's war on Ukraine: A sanctions timeline

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How to Fix Economic Inequality?

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What is Globalization?

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Globalization has helped raise incomes almost everywhere since the 1980s

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US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart

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Russia's war on Ukraine: A sanctions timeline

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How to Fix Economic Inequality?

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What is Globalization?

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Globalization has helped raise incomes almost everywhere since the 1980s