Ukraine: the collapse of the European Union
Just when European leaders thought things couldn’t get worse, Donald Trump decided to call Vladimir Putin, effectively launching peace negotiations without so much as a...
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Trump’s Tariff Gamble: Protectionism, Déjà Vu, and a Looming Trade War
Donald Trump’s latest attempt at economic brinkmanship is here, and this time, it comes with a familiar yet perilous twist: “reciprocal tariffs”. The logic? If...
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum: A Recipe for Economic Mayhem
In yet another grand display of economic illiteracy disguised as bold leadership, Donald Trump has declared a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports,...
The ECB’s Latest Experiment in Monetary Alchemy
The European Central Bank has once again cut borrowing costs—for the fifth time since June—citing stagnant economic growth and inflation inching tantalisingly close to its...
ECB’s Risk Modelling Plan: A Bureaucratic Tightrope Act?
The European Central Bank is once again stepping into controversial territory, proposing that banks incorporate credit data from the region’s financial crises into their risk...
Russia and Ukraine Shut the Taps on Five Decades of Gas Transit to Europe
The pipeline that once symbolised Soviet energy dominance is no more. After five decades of transporting Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine, the taps have...
Germany’s Great Decline
Germany has reached a point of no return. Business leaders are keenly aware, and the public feels the strain, yet the politicians remain curiously paralysed....
Who understands the ECB?
The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again trimmed interest rates—its third cut in as many meetings—while giving markets a fresh dose of ambiguity. With...
The ECB’s Unclear Stance Is Becoming an Issue
As Eurozone inflation edges above the European Central Bank’s (ECB) sacred 2% target, one might expect a resolute response. Instead, the ECB appears caught in...