J-P. Pizzini – Page 2 – GLOBAL MACRO INSIGHTS

Trump’s Tariff Crusade: When Protectionism Dresses Up as Patriotism

For a fleeting moment, Wall Street dared to hope that President Donald Trump’s tariff threats were little more than theatrical posturing. Then came Wednesday’s Rose...

The Fed’s Last Stand: When Politics Hijack Monetary Policy

For the better part of the past few decades, the spectre of “fiscal dominance” has remained largely confined to the ivory towers of academia—at least...

The Return of the Bond: Why Tariffs, Tumult and Trump Are Tilting the Yield Curve

As the global trade war escalates, the spectre of a sudden slowdown in US growth is no longer just dinner-party chatter—it’s gripping financial markets and...

From Global Champion to Customs Collector: America’s Protectionist Renaissance

Nearly a century ago, the United States passed a notorious tariff law that plunged the world into a trade war and prolonged the Great Depression....

When the Dollar Coughs: Trump’s Trade Crusade Jolts the FX Markets

As U.S. equities stumbled this month, something rather peculiar happened. The dollar—usually the market’s comfort blanket when things go awry—didn’t just fail to rise; it...

The Great American Land Grab: How Washington Is Muscling Europe Out of Ukraine’s Future

The United States is ensuring it holds the reins over all future major infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any...

America’s Debt Time Bomb

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has once again sounded the alarm, warning that the federal government might run out of money to pay all its...

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: The Return of Economic Imperialism in Full Swing

President Donald Trump has escalated his economic warfare, signing a proclamation imposing a 25% tariff on imported automobiles. The move is the latest salvo in...

The New Face of U.S. Imperialism: Trump’s ‘Secondary Tariffs’ on Venezuela

President Donald Trump appears to have invented a brand-new economic weapon this Monday, threatening to impose what he has christened “secondary tariffs” on countries that...

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Author: J-P. Pizzini