CFR Mini Mac Index Shows Dollar Weakening in Trump's First YearMarch 11, 2026By Benn Steil, Benn Steil and Yuma Schuster
How Cross-Border Chinese RMB Flows May Weaken U.S. SanctionsMarch 6, 2026By Benn Steil and Yuma Schuster
Trump’s Japanese and EU Investment Boasts Contradict His Claims of a Trade Deficit "Emergency"July 29, 2025By Benn Steil
Section 232 Tariffs and the Relentless Rise of U.S. “National Security” ProtectionismJune 18, 2025By Benn Steil
Could Trump’s Tariffs Replace Income Tax for the Bottom 90%?April 24, 2025By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Steel Productivity has Plummeted Since Trump’s 2018 TariffsMarch 6, 2025By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Where Will Trump’s Tariff Revenues Go? His First Term Provides a Big Clue.February 3, 2025By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Soaring Abuse of “National Security” Exceptions Has Wrecked the Multilateral Trading SystemDecember 19, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
China’s Central Bank is Becoming the Developing World’s “Payday Lender”October 22, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Will a Worker Shortage Kill the U.S. Manufacturing Boom?September 30, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Aging Will Hit China’s Economy Far Harder Than Is RecognizedAugust 28, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Big Macs Show Dollar Hugely Overvalued, But “Mini Macs” Beg to Differ.August 12, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
Immigration Has Boosted Labor Force Participation, Helping Growth and Hastening Rate CutsJuly 22, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
The Farm Legacy of Henry Wallace: Regressive SubsidiesJune 10, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
For the First Time, the U.S. Is Spending More on Debt Interest than DefenseMay 23, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
China Has Become a Major Source of Sovereign Default RiskMarch 20, 2024By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding