White house trade and tariff advisor Navarro could become a scapegoat Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Apr 11, 2025 Dr. Peter Navarro is the Harvard-educated PhD economist behind President Trump’s radical reciprocal tariff plan. Navarro pushed Trump to impose higher tariffs on almost every country, including an island that is inhabited only by penguins. But signs of... Read more
The Mar-a-Lago Accord initiative is already in trouble Published by Hilliard MacBeth on Apr 04, 2025 The announcement this week of substantial additional tariffs on imports into the U.S. surprised stock markets. Wall Street wizards were caught off-base because they were expecting a more gentle and nuanced approach. Could Trump’s tariff war produce good... Read more