I have found the recent discussions of "currency wars" hard to follow.  There seems to be a fear that many governments are taking actions which cause their currency to decline in value, in the interest of pursuing competitive devaluations.  I'm not convinced.  It seems to me

This takes me back to the Japan  - Film case: South Korean lawmakers are finalising legislation that would restrict the opening and operation of large urban supermarkets – a potential blow to Tesco, which counts the country as its biggest overseas market. ... Leftwing South Korean politicians began targeting Tesco early this

Following up on this post, here's more on the issue of European companies working on high speed rail projects in the U.S., from the Palm Beach Post: U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, is going after one of the companies bidding to build a high-speed rail

Following up on my post about internet gambling bans and the dormant commerce clause, I noticed that Santa Clara University law prof Eric Goldman had this to say on the issue: I continue to believe that any state regulation of the Internet presumptively violates the dormant commerce clause, especially when

In a post entitled "Preemptive Unilateral Disarmament," Paul Krugman is upset that Secretary Geithner doesn't want a "trade war": So, why did Tim Geithner feel the need to declare, We’re not going to have a trade war; we’re not going to have

A commenter mentioned the House Committee Report related to the currency bill.  I have uploaded it here. I found a number of aspects of the report interesting.  One thing that comes out is that, despite the perception that Congress doesn't care whether it violates WTO rules, clearly the