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China’s economic slowdown could test the world trading system’s resilience
Chad P. Bown (PIIE)
via Inside U.S. Trade
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Trump is gearing up for the Second Trade War. Congress tried something similar in the 1930s–and it didn’t end well
via Fortune
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How serious is China's economic slowdown? (Chinese translation)
via QQ.com
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If you think the UK’s high-inflation cycle has run its course, think again
via The Guardian
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El Niño and Militarized Fisheries Disputes in the East and South China Seas
Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE) and Sarah Glaser (World Wildlife Fund
via New Security Beat
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Learning from Brexit: what parallels for decoupling from China?
Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)
via Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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The Fed Should Carefully Aim for a Higher Inflation Target
Jason Furman (PIIE)
via Wall Street Journal
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El Niño Is Coming—and It's Going to Be Bad
Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE)
via Foreign Policy
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Why Is US Inflation Falling?
Jason Furman (PIIE)
via Project Syndicate
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The End of China’s Economic Miracle
Adam S. Posen (PIIE)
via Foreign Affairs