Trade Talks
Chad P. Bown
Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from one of the world's top trade geeks.
Episodes
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Sep 16, 2019 • 24min
101: Huawei, National Security, and the Trade War
Yuan Yang explains the Chinese telecom equipment maker's role in the US-China trade war and concerns over national security.
Sep 12, 2019 • 19min
100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit
Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain's plan to leave the European Union.
Sep 6, 2019 • 15min
99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea
Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect.
Aug 28, 2019 • 32min
98: What's Wrong with Germany's Trade Surplus?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer explains Germany's export competitiveness and why concerns over its trade surplus derive from somewhere else.
Aug 22, 2019 • 29min
97: Watching China's Human Rights
Sophie Richardson joins Keynes and Bown in a wide-ranging conversation about heightened concerns over human rights in China.
Aug 16, 2019 • 21min
96: Trump's Next China Tariffs and Fears in the Global Economy
Keynes and Bown explain Trump's rollout of tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports and new evidence of global economic turmoil.
Aug 9, 2019 • 23min
95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?
Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump's decision to designate China a currency manipulator.
Aug 3, 2019 • 21min
94: The Fed and the Trade War, with Adam Posen
Adam Posen explains why the US Federal Reserve is suddenly cutting interest rates and what that has to do with President Trump's trade war.
Jul 19, 2019 • 25min
93: US Trade Policy Before Trump, with Ambassador Michael Froman
Former USTR Michael Froman joins to discuss how the Obama administration tackled China and the World Trade Organization.
Jul 15, 2019 • 20min
92: Japan and South Korea: Old Wounds, New Trade Fight
Dukgeun Ahn joins to explain how Japan's threat to limit exports to South Korea involves issues much deeper than smartphone trade.
