China imposes curbs, US threatens

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Beijing imposed new trade curbs and Washington threatened retaliatory tariffs, renewing U.S.-China trade hostilities and raising fears of broader economic fallout.

by Justin Wolfers

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Scholar power: 100.5%

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Economics 47%, Political science 26%, Business 16%, Law 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Justin Wolfers	44%	58	100.5%

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Justin Wolfers

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Trade war update (Taylor's version)

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 24

The White House says negotiations with China are/aren't happening, that they do/don't expect to cut/raise tariffs soon/in a bit/never, and they intend to play hardball/softball with China. Trump and Xi have/haven't spoken, and they do/don't expect a breakthrough sooner/later.