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Grant Coble-Neal

@grantcobleneal

Career economist specialising in the economics of utilities (gas, power, water, telecoms). I forecast before I act and am frequently surprised!

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calendar_today11-11-2011 03:51:38

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Canberra throws WA under the bus (again) to pander to the green fringe This comes after Canberra has - Hiked taxes on WA gas projects (only the WA ones!) to subsidise east coast power bills - Funded activists trying to stop WA resource projects - Implemented Safeguard to

Canberra throws WA under the bus (again) to pander to the green fringe

This comes after Canberra has
- Hiked taxes on WA gas projects (only the WA ones!) to subsidise east coast power bills
- Funded activists trying to stop WA resource projects
- Implemented Safeguard to
Grant Coble-Neal (@grantcobleneal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I think the extraordinary privilege has been access to US capital markets. My question is whether controlling access would feedback on international trade? If foreigners cannot accumulate US assets, are they forced to accept US goods in exchange?

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Andrew Hastie would, presumably, put national security front and centre of the Liberal/Conservative new policy platform. I think that would be appropriate.

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How about announcing 100% tariffs for all imports from the US and let the Trump Administration negotiate them down to, let’s 5% in exchange for the US doing the same.

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China is on the verge of serious deflation. Tariffs are a deflationary shock, as goods that would have gone to the US now pile up in warehouses and exporters need to offer discounts to sell them elsewhere. Tariffs will lift US inflation, but the bigger story is China deflation...

China is on the verge of serious deflation. Tariffs are a deflationary shock, as goods that would have gone to the US now pile up in warehouses and exporters need to offer discounts to sell them elsewhere. Tariffs will lift US inflation, but the bigger story is China deflation...
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I remember going to Shenzhen for shopping trips when visiting Hong Kong for business. Perhaps US citizens will develop a habit of shopping holidays in East Asia too.