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Business Casual: The Current State of the Trade War Between the U.S. and China

Could the trade war between the United States and China be inching towards a resolution? Some indicators are pointing to that answer being yes. But the primary question is: What has this trade war actually achieved? To answer that question, Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern talked to Phil Levy, Chief Economist for Flexport. Hear…

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Could the trade war between the United States and China be inching towards a resolution? Some indicators are pointing to that answer being yes.

But the primary question is: What has this trade war actually achieved?

To answer that question, Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern talked to Phil Levy, Chief Economist for Flexport. Hear the full interview in this excerpt from Business Casual.

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