International Trade

April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and climate change and wine production
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 5, 2018
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Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

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March 22, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and almond growers
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 22, 2018
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What You Probably Don’t Know About Almonds

Whether looking at bees or tree shakers or water, we can see a lot of surprising activity through the supply and demand sides of almond markets.

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March 20, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 20, 2018
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The Return of the Disappearing Avocado

If avocado has returned to your favorite veggie wrap, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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March 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 13, 2018
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Why It’s Tough for OPEC to Fight the Frackers

The OPEC nations are having a tough time deciding what oil price to target because it all depends on how U.S. shale oil producers will respond.

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March 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 9, 2018
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What Brexit Will Do to the EU Budget

About more than the U.K., Brexit also creates EU budget problems because of the 10 to 12 billion euros that the British will no longer give annually.

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March 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Maine's lobster exports
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 5, 2018
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How a Steel Tariff Creates a Lobster Trap

As Canadian fisheries enjoy more business because a trade deal lowered the price of lobster exports, Maine's fisherman are suffering from lower sales.

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February 27, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and free trade for strawberries and chickens
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 27, 2018
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What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.

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February 19, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and Maine lobster industry
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 19, 2018
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The Lobster War Between Sweden and Maine

The future of North American lobster exports to the European Union was threatened when 32 "surly" reddish green lobsters were found in Scandinavian waters.

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February 6, 2018
Weekly Economic News and statistical accuracy
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 6, 2018
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Searching For an Accurate Statistic

Whether looking at the height of Mount Everest or at the rules of origin that will be renegotiated during the NAFTA talks, we have a statistical accuracy problem.

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January 24, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and washing machine tariffs
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 24, 2018
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The Newest Battle in the Washing Machine Trade War

The U.S. tariffs that target South Korean washing machine imports have created new incentives on the supply and demand sides of the market.

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