120. Extreme Trade: The Rise and Fall of Glasgow’s Shipbuilding

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120. Extreme Trade: The Rise and Fall of Glasgow’s Shipbuilding
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What is the Glasgow effect? Richard Davies explains, and tells the gripping economic story of the Scottish city’s boom and bust.

119. Stock Markets, the Economy, and Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty

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119. Stock Markets, the Economy, and Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty
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Nick Bloom joins to discuss policy uncertainty under President Trump and implications for the economy and stock market.

118. Ins and Outs of the US-China Phase-One Trade Deal

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118. Ins and Outs of the US-China Phase-One Trade Deal
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Two former and longtime USTR negotiators join to explain the details of the new US-China trade agreement.

117. Trump’s Import Tariffs Have Hurt US Exports

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117. Trump’s Import Tariffs Have Hurt US Exports
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New evidence reveals Trump’s import tariffs are contributing to the recent slowdown in US exports.

116. Fish Subsidies. What’s the Catch?

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116. Fish Subsidies. What's the Catch?
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Why is the WTO struggling to negotiate limits to fisheries subsidies? As always, it’s complicated.

115. The Trade War and US Elections

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115. The Trade War and US Elections
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New research shows how Trump’s trade war may have cost Republican seats in the 2018 election for the US House of Representatives.

114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal

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114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal
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Trump’s USTR provides some details of what has been agreed, including tariff cuts, purchases and structural reforms.

113: How and Why Congressional Democrats Tweaked the USMCA

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113: How and Why Congressional Democrats Tweaked the USMCA
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USMCA gets one step closer after Congressional Democrats, organized labor, the Trump administration, and Mexico strike a deal.

112: Forensic Subsidies Detectives and Trade Disputes

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112: Forensic Subsidies Detectives and Trade Disputes
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Government subsidies are a key battle area in today’s trade disputes. The OECD has a new way to track them down.