Trade
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On Trump’s first board is the break the rules of
trade
game.
Their aim is to restructure the
trade
relationships along a hub-and-spoke model, with the US at the center.
The recent United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA) shows the way, by imposing US-determined national content obligations on the other two countries and restraining their own
trade
policy options.
This is only half true: Europe has built its own web of
trade
agreements, and China, itself a fairly transactional power, regards global rules as an embodiment of yesterday’s Western dominance.
For a decade or so, many in the US have claimed that China’s categorization as a developing country, and the resulting favorable treatment it enjoys at the WTO, do not reflect the true strength of an economy whose goods exports amount to $2 trillion, or 11% of world
trade.
As Susan Schwab, President George W. Bush’s
Trade
Representative, put it back in 2011, in
trade
discussions elephants were hiding behind mice.
More generally, China’s partners argue that
trade
rules conceived for market economies are not adequate when dealing with a centrally-directed economy.
This game is not about the enforcement of
trade
rules, or their design, but about the sheer geopolitical rivalry between the incumbent superpower and a rising challenger.
Areas of focus include competition, consumer protection, innovation and entrepreneurship, insurance and pensions, education, governance, and
trade.
Trump’s Protectionist Threat to Latin AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Despite many dire predictions, the ongoing
trade
dispute between the United States and China has not resulted in a global economic downturn.
With South Korea, Brazil, Australia, and Argentina permanently exempted from US tariffs on steel and aluminum, and with certain measures applied only to final goods and primary products, the impact of rising Sino-American
trade
tensions has so far been limited.
From Argentina to Mexico, the threat of a
trade
war between the world’s two largest economies has raised risk premia and led to measurable declines in investment.
Although the Sino-American
trade
dispute has not significantly affected economic growth in either country, if either economy did slow, Latin American countries would certainly suffer.
To be sure, the impact of America’s
trade
protectionism will be felt far beyond Latin America.
If America’s
trade
disputes reduce confidence in the dollar, many economies will pay a heavy price.
Still, Latin American economies – which have benefited greatly from expanded
trade
with China and the US – may have more to lose than most.
In other words, with
trade
conflicts escalating, international interest rates climbing, and US-led safety nets weakening, a perfect storm is gathering on Latin America’s economic horizon.
The threat of an all-out Sino-American
trade
war showed signs of abating in May, when the two sides held talks and agreed to a deal that would reduce their multibillion-dollar
trade
imbalance.
For countries caught in the crossfire, and with uncertainty obscuring the future of global trade, the best hope for stability is to prepare for every eventuality.
In the short term, it is essential to prevent economic overheating: annual real GDP growth exceeded 10% in 2010, owing to expansionary fiscal and monetary policies and favorable terms of
trade.
Likewise, Brazil must cool its overheated labor market and stem the deterioration in the external balance (which has swung from a small surplus to a deficit of more than 2% of GDP over the last three years, despite a large gain in the terms of trade).
Because the biggest opportunities lie in spurring faster productivity catch-up by adopting and diffusing today’s best practices, politicians must keep pushing to reduce
trade
and regulatory barriers to market integration and competition.
The poorest and most food-insecure countries need long-term investment commitments; financial and technical assistance; support for agricultural capacity-building; and a growth-oriented global
trade
environment.
Third, more than 140 nations agreed in Doha, Qatar to launch a new round of
trade
negotiations.
After years of global protests about free trade, the world's nations chose
trade
over protectionism.
Importantly, developing countries achieved several breakthroughs in the new
trade
agenda.
It offers countries the gains from increased international trade, faster diffusion of technologies to mutual benefit, and hopes for less cross-country violence and conflict.
The UN has shown its value in global environmental management, international trade, state building and reconstruction, and humanitarian assistance.
That has made China a key
trade
partner for the United States, most European countries, and many other economies, in addition to placing it at the center of intra-Asian
trade
and supply-chain dynamics.
Moreover, China sits on roughly $3.3 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves – much of it in dollars, but also in other major currencies – owing to its large
trade
surplus in recent decades.
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