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...
Tag: US economy
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....
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...
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...
Trump’s Secret Weapon: LNG – The Cornerstone of U.S. Geopolitical Strategy
For decades, the United States’ dependence on imported energy served as a natural leash, preventing any administration from going too far in alienating allies or...
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...