Friday, November 21st, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘ Protectionism ’

3 Predictions For The Post-Meltdown Global Economy

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Ben Traynor | Category: Featured

Over in the UK, where the economy is already shrinking, Ben Traynor looks ahead to the world after this downturn. He sees three major changes to the future global economy: 1) A larger role for governments. 2) Less efficient capital allocation. 3) More protectionism, especially in the US, with disastrous consequences for the dollar.



US and Japan Want to End EU Technology Tariffs

May 29th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

Japan and the US said they would use the World Trade Organization to overturn European Union tariffs on consumer technology items such as computer screens, multifunctional printers and TV set-top boxes capable of accessing the Internet.

“The EU should be working with the United States to promote new technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to these products,” US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said to Thomson Reuters.