Rates of wage growth aren’t spectacular, but the increase is a positive sign. The unemployment rate had been on a downward path since 2010, as the economy was recovering from the Great Recession.

China is the most rapidly growing market in the world. While the trade war is clearly causing some pain in the U.S., this is less true in China

The main factor determining living standards is what goes into workers’ paychecks, not what the government takes out in taxes.