The ECB’s Seventh Cut: A Masterclass in Tiptoeing Toward Trouble
In what is starting to resemble monetary déjà vu, the European Central Bank has just cut interest rates for the seventh time since last June....
Tag: Donald Trump
Trump Takes Aim at “Too Late” Powell – Again – Stirring Fresh Doubts Over Fed Independence
President Donald Trump, never one to miss a well-timed jab, has once again set his sights on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, suggesting his departure...
Trump’s Trade War and the Dollar, a moment of history?
In a plot twist worthy of a financial soap opera, the US dollar—once the shining beacon of global stability—is starting to look suspiciously like another...
U.S. Treasuries: From Safe Haven to Market Hazard?
The great Treasury selloff is gaining steam—not in a good way. For the third day running, long U.S. government bonds have come under heavy fire,...
Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: History Repeating, with a Bullhorn
President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs are now officially in place—ushering in the highest practical import duties in over a century and delivering a thumping blow...
Trump’s Tariffs: is it the end of the King dollar?
As President Donald Trump proudly imposes the highest tariffs in over a century, a more delicate debate simmers beneath the surface: Is the US dollar...
Don’t Count on the Fed to Rescue The US economy
Trump’s full-frontal assault on free trade is nothing short of breathtaking—for its scope, its scale, and its wilful lack of nuance. The average tariff is...
Investors Flee to Treasuries as Trump’s Trade Tantrum Tips the World Towards Stagflation
Shell-shocked investors are stampeding into US Treasuries, desperate for shelter from the economic whirlwind unleashed by President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariff diplomacy. This...
Trump’s “Liberation Day”: an opportunity for Inda to wake up
Donald Trump’s global tariff blitz, a theatrical display of economic nationalism from the Rose Garden, has been received in India with a peculiar blend of...