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....
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Where does the US economy stand?
US economic data is currently doing a rather impressive job of contradicting itself, sparking fierce debate over whether President Donald Trump’s delightful mix of trade...
The FED hold interest rates
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted last week to keep the federal funds rate steady within the range of 4.25% to 4.5%. They also...
From Growth Euphoria to Recession Fears in Record Time
Only weeks ago, market analysts debated whether the U.S. economy would accelerate under Trump’s tax-slashing, protectionist agenda. Now, suddenly, the dreaded R-word (recession, not ‘Republican...
The Dollar’s 2025 Paradox: Trump’s Inflationary Boom or a Looming Catastrophe?
If history has taught us anything, economic fundamentals eventually catch up with political bravado. As we move deeper into 2025, the U.S. dollar remains a...
Trump’s Economic Gamble: Tariffs, Debt, and a Dose of Wishful Thinking
President Donald Trump has finally set his grand economic experiment in motion, imposing sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China while reassuring the American public...
Trump’s Trade War Escalation: A Policy for Disaster
President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to hammer Canada and Mexico with hefty import tariffs while doubling down on China, effectively dragging...
Markets in Turmoil: The Trump-Zelensky Clash and Its Economic Aftershocks
The latest meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to clarify Ukraine’s future, but instead, it ignited a firestorm of uncertainty across global...
The Fed’s minutes Confirm a wait-and-see strategy
According to the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on 28-29 January, policymakers agreed that provided the economy remains close to full...