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‘Tariff War’ Flares Up, But Deal Still Likely Later this Year


Today, five days after he tweeted this deadline and nine months since he first declared the intention to do so, President Trump raised the tariff on $200B of imports from China from the +10% first applied in March 2018 to +25%. The action follows China’s message to U.S. negotiators backtracking on a number of earlier promises to increase intellectual property protections.
 
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EconVue Spotlight - Unconventional Wisdom

EconVue is about the Gettier Problem which to simplify means that just because one is justified in drawing a conclusion, doesn’t mean that it is true. For example, we certainly could be justified in thinking that racial hatred has increased in the US based on media and news reports.  However, a fascinating University of Pennsylvania study says that this isn’t true, and that actually racial prejudice has been declining.
 

Core PCE Inflation Lull Should Be Short-Lived

FMI’s commentary on this morning’s “shockingly low” 19Q1 core PCE deflator.

Culture Change Isn't a Natural for Healthcare Organizations

Written by David Burda, News Editor & Columnist of 4sight Health.

“We must begin by asking it, ‘What is losing?’  Losing is a disease. As contagious as polio.  Losing is a disease. As contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease. As contagious as bubonic plague. Attacking one but infecting all.  But curable.”—Dr. Knobb addressing the New York Knights in The Natural.

Hale Report: Podcast Episode 1 - Interview with Economist Michael Lewis

EconVue Editor-in-Chief Lyric Hughes Hale interviews Michael Lewis of Free Market Inc. on his views on employment, the Federal Reserve, and the growth of the US economy.

Listen to the full interview here.

Who Owns Americans’ Personal Information and What Is It Worth?

Co-authored with  Siddhartha Aneja.

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