A very relevant column on the new stages of the trade war
This column, “The Case Is Only Growing for an Economic Forever War”, by Shawn Donnan, was posted on the Bloomberg website. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has become…
Philippe Waechter's blog
Impeachment – The future is not written
According to Rolling Stones, 55% of Americans support the possibility of an impeachment of Donald Trump. If this situation is confirmed by other polls, the choices of Republicans in Congress will…
Trump and the Federal Reserve
Donald Trump hit out again recently at the Federal Reserve for its monetary policy management, taking it to task for hiking interest rates, which he claims would hamper US growth.…
Microeconomic impact of the White House’s trade measures
Nails, lobsters, peanut butter or bourbon all these products are suffering from the trade measures taken by the White House. The disruptions they imply are just anecdotal now but this…
US sanctions to be restrictive for European companies
Donald Trump’s announced sanctions on Iran are proving to be quite a headache for European companies that had re-expanded their business in the market since the July 2015 agreement. It…
Oil above $75/bbl for long
Oil price trends have shifted since the start of April, with figures set on a range of $70–75, compared with a previous figure of around $67 on average, i.e. higher…