White House economists unfurl their version of trade’s ‘turning point’

The White House Council of Economic Advisers has delivered its annual report on economic trends and commitments, saying the U.S. and its partners have “reached a turning point in international economic policy” at which it needs to “reckon” with a broad two-part mandate. One would seek to “maintain the benefits associated with international trade and investment and to facilitate the growth of these benefits” in the rapidly expanding digital sphere The other recognizes that trade policy focus “needs to expand...