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What Trump Wants Part 2 - How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries
Manage episode 472303979 series 3234219
How trade deficits are making the U.S. poorer, while in the past they have made the U.S. wealthier.
Topics covered include:
- Two ways countries can increase their competitiveness
- How savings always equals investment
- Why excess savings flows to the U.S. leading to a drop in U.S. domestic savings
- Why the U.S. current trade situation could lead to a debt crisis
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Why U.S. Debt Must Continue to Rise by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment
A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System by Stephen Miran—Hudson Bay Capital
Is Peter Navarro Wrong on Trade? by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment
Related Episodes
515: Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants
470: How the Economy Really Works: Savings, Investing, Consuming and Market Distortions
144: Trade Deficits Aren’t Always Bad. Trade Wars Are.
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537 episodes
Manage episode 472303979 series 3234219
How trade deficits are making the U.S. poorer, while in the past they have made the U.S. wealthier.
Topics covered include:
- Two ways countries can increase their competitiveness
- How savings always equals investment
- Why excess savings flows to the U.S. leading to a drop in U.S. domestic savings
- Why the U.S. current trade situation could lead to a debt crisis
Episode Sponsors
LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs
Insiders Guide Email Newsletter
Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter
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Show Notes
Why U.S. Debt Must Continue to Rise by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment
A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System by Stephen Miran—Hudson Bay Capital
Is Peter Navarro Wrong on Trade? by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment
Related Episodes
515: Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants
470: How the Economy Really Works: Savings, Investing, Consuming and Market Distortions
144: Trade Deficits Aren’t Always Bad. Trade Wars Are.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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