by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s tariffs: A Primer By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump calls himself the Tariff Man. He loves tariffs and calls them “the greatest thing ever invented.” He wants a 60% tariff on Chinese goods, an across-the-board 20%...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Pander Wars By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com No, I don’t mean battles between those black and white bears from China. I mean the escalating battle between Trump and Harris on who can promise what to what group. You would never guess that...
by design | Oct 14, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Industrial policy and tariffs At last agreement among the left and right By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In a recent op-ed piece, one of the most liberal Democrats in Congress compared his industrial policy view to that of J.D. Vance. It...
by design | Oct 7, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Pack the Court! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Ron Wyden (D-OR) who chairs the Senate Finance Committee has introduced legislation to add six new justices to the Supreme Court increasing its number from nine to 15 over a 12-year period....
by design | Sep 30, 2024 | Black, Columnist
On the Fed’s rate cut By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com As widely anticipated, the Fed announced a cut in its Fed Funds target rate. Mind you this is not a cut in market interest rates but a cut in the interest rate on overnight bank...
by design | Sep 23, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Fed is always trying to save us from itself By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I wonder if there is an institution subject to more second-guessing than the Federal Reserve? Ninety percent of the time the Fed is not in the news. Its Open...
