Trade
The failure of globalization and the return of inflation
Globalists beware: inflation is a tax on the poor
The real problem with the Saudis’ ‘Davos in the Desert’
One Davos was almost certainly one too many. But the multiplication of forums for the global elite is getting out of hand
Women don’t need big government’s help to climb the corporate ladder
Jerry Brown may think he’s giving women a helping hand. But women are not children
No, Donald Trump’s climate policies aren’t going to ‘boil the planet’
With enemies as unhinged as this, who needs friends?
Donald Trump’s US-Canada-Mexico trade deal is YUGE
No matter what you hear, American workers have always been at the forefront of President Trump’s mind, and this deal will be good for them
Trump’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico shouldn’t surprise you
He is a disruptor, a practitioner of creative destruction. And he works fast, with little delay between the destruction and the reconstruction phase
How the Occupy movement saved Wall Street
By widening their focus to all rich people, the protesters let the bankers off the hook
Seeing red: where did all the deficit-cutting Republicans go?
None of the usual arguments made to justify deficit spending apply
Adam Smith would have approved of Trump’s trade tariffs
Was the USA ever really in favour of free trade?
How China sees the trade war
Beijing will seek friends in defence of globalisation and the other mantras Xi likes to unroll
The Trump economy, like Obama’s, is a big, fat, ugly bubble
If the Democratic party were smart, or genuine, they would be going after the lies underlying today’s boom
Actually, Donald Trump is a free trade hero
Just speak to businessmen rather than the media
The case for a conservative labour movement
A labour movement that cooperates with conservatism would broaden the benefits of a strong stock market and reduce the drive to radicalism
Are Trump’s tumbling poll numbers behind his latest tweet spree?
A mere 32 per cent of voters told Quinnipiac that they believe the President is honest
Ten years on: the world the crash made
Why do banks and governments seem to have learned nothing?
Did the crash create populism? If only it were that simple
There’s more to populism than economic discontent
In 2016, Paul Krugman said the markets would ‘never recover’ from Trump’s victory. Ha!
‘Putting an irresponsible, ignorant man in charge of the world’s most important economy would be very bad news’
Trump, the Kochs, and a GOP crack-up
Charles Koch, a lifetime free-trader, seems really, really, really unhappy with the president’s tariffs, both real and threatened.
Bob Woodward’s book will give Trump a new chance to be outraged
A war is breaking out in the GOP between Trump and the more mainstream elements of the party.
Yes, the GDP growth is great. But how much of that is down to Trump?
The President is eager to claim economic prosperity as one of his many successes.
Australia’s choice: Chinese trade – or American security?
Only 55 per cent of Australians trust Uncle Sam to ‘act responsibly in the world’ — the lowest level recorded in polls.
How significant are Trump’s trade talks with the EU?
The President is declaring victory on the European front of his incipient trade war.
Elon Musk: Genius or jerk?
Tesla has not turned a profit in 15 years, but its market capitalisation is bigger than Ford’s.
Adam Smith analysed human behaviour, not economics, says Simon Heffer
Jesse Norman debunks several myths about the founding father of economics.
Steve Bannon: ‘We have to end the Cold War with Russia’
The former White House strategist thinks China poses a much greater threat.
