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.
Trump is behaving like a caudillo in trying to intimidate Harley-Davidson
Tariffs are a huge political gamble, one that the GOP is eyeing with mounting apprehension.
What’s the real reason Jared Kushner lost his security clearance?
Qatari ministers, Chinese conglomerates and 666 Fifth Avenue could have something to do with it.
Trump’s ZTE talks have Congress wondering if he’s putting America first
Finally House Republicans are standing up to the president — and all it took was a Chinese phone company.
Does Facebook want news ratings to fail?
The social media giant is turning its attention to locking in their current advantage
The perfect recipe for a Trump meltdown
President Trump has invited Russian president Vladimir Putin to the White House. This news is rocking Washington, but it shouldn’t…
Are you a winner or a loser in Trump’s trade war?
China’s imposition today of tariffs on 128 imports from the US was inevitable – and is no doubt exactly the…
A trade war with China sounds terrifying – but the US is doing the right thing
Nobody likes the sound of trade war, and rightly so. China’s new retaliatory tariffs against US products feel like the…
Kudlow vs. Navarro? The Race To Replace ‘Globalist Gary’
Cockburn has learned that Lawrence Kudlow, the CNBC star, former Reagan official and financier, is a major candidate to replace…
Why Trump’s ‘trade war’ makes strategic sense
Has Donald Trump sparked off a trade war? His plans for a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10…
