TRADE
Why This Round Of U.S. Protectionism Is Different
By Alicia Garcia Herrero and Jianwei Xu via Caixin | It is not the first time that the world has been caught in the China-U.S. crossfire, but the US protectionist move looks different this time. In fact, they are broader-based both as they involve a much larger number of products and in that they also target the global competition for US companies and not only the US market.
After NAFTA: New Trade Opportunities for Mexico
Daniel Kapellmann | Whereas it took some 10 years to negotiate and enforce a mechanism to strengthen commercial bonds between Canada, the United States and Mexico, today, after 23 years in existence, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may be overrun in just a couple of months.
Spain Ends 2016 With Record Exports, But Non-Energy External Balance Weaker
Spain’s trade deficit declined 22.4% to 18.754 billion euros in 2016, the second smallest figure since 1997, thanks to record exports.
Spain H1’16 trade deficit drops 31.4% yr-on-yr on record exports
Spain’s trade deficit in the first half to June 2016 dropped 31.4% to 7.878 billion euros from a year earlier, driven down by record exports, according to data published on Friday by the Economy Ministry.
The Impact Of Brexit On The Spanish Economy
The UK has been a member of the European Union club for 43 years and Spain 30. In those long period both countries have created a special relationship highlighted by the huge inflow of tourists as well as migrants and the substantial amount of Spanish direct investment there. Afi’s analysts explain which points of the Spanish economy will be the most affected by the UK decision to leave EU and to what extent?
The Continued Collapse Of Globalisation
UBS | Global trade in goods and services has risen to a record share of the world economy in real terms. In nominal terms it has stagnated – which basically tells us that the price of traded goods and services is falling relative to the price of non-traded goods and services. Hardly surprising given where oil is.
Spanish exports grow 5.5% in July; trade deficit drops 6.1%
In the seven months to July, Spain’s trade balance registered a new record high since registers began in 1971.
The interest rate and the improvement in the income balance: a temporary support
LA CAIXA RESEARCH | Spain will need higher surpluses in the balance of trade of goods and services if it wants to lower its net debt position.
Trade is good, but not for everyone
Not everyone wins in trade, and winners have to compensate losers who might end up selling sex or worse to survive.