The Tariff King Meets the Law
Donald Trump’s tariff empire has suffered another judicial humiliation. A federal trade court has ruled that his global 10% tariffs were illegal, cutting into one...
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NATO, Tariffs and the Slow Divorce of the Atlantic Alliance
The United States is no longer simply asking Europe to spend more on defence. It is starting to make Europe pay for disobedience. Donald Trump’s...
The Strait That Stopped the World
The war in the Middle East is no longer a regional crisis. It is rapidly becoming a structural shock to the global economy. What began...
Delay as Strategy: Washington’s $170 Billion Question
When a government loses in the Supreme Court, one might assume the next act is compliance. Instead, the Donald Trump administration has chosen hesitation. After...
Tariff Shock Doctrine
When the courts close one door, this White House builds three more. After the Supreme Court struck down last week the country-specific emergency tariffs imposed...
The $170 Billion Reckoning
When power stretches the law, the bill eventually arrives. Thousands of companies are now preparing for what may become one of the longest and most...
Trump Builds Tariff Walls, Xi Sells Through the Windows
President Xi Jinping’s export machine has ploughed through five months of Trump’s eye-watering tariffs and somehow still delivered a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus. Restrict...
The Great Tariff Reboot: Old Ideas, New Damage
Donald Trump’s radical new tariff regime officially kicked in this week, marking yet another act in his headline-grabbing, trade-remoulding drama.After months of policy whiplash, the...
China’s Export Engine Sputters – and Guess Who Gets the Blame
China’s exports rose last month, just not quite enough to please economists, who were hoping for 6% growth and instead got a slightly underwhelming 5%....