Trade agreements

Long-term leases with container shipping tenants protect ports in the short to medium term should trade decline.

President Trump’s tariff threats may trigger a flight to quality to the benefit of the municipal bond market.

Port officials are concerned volume will drop in January and February after import volume surged to record levels.

The California Budget & Policy Center says blowback from new tariffs will hit California because China is a major export market.

Economists and rating agencies say a full-blown trade war could impact ports, logistics and agriculture.

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota are vulnerable to a trade war, Moody's Investors Service says.

A multi-colored graphic that’s made the rounds at the Federal Reserve hints at what Chairman Jerome Powell could face if President Donald Trump succeeds in throwing globalization into reverse.

Business optimism has fallen on concerns over trade barriers, said Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic.

Export industries may suffer, and Increases in steel and aluminum prices would hinder infrastructure projects.

Cities and states on the the borders are vulnerable to falling tax receipts amid protectionist rhetoric that threatens NAFTA, Fitch Ratings said.