Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends
Out of War’s Shadow: Vietnam on the Move
On April 30, 1975, Vu Dang Toan commanded the first tank to smash through the main gate of Saigon’s Independence Palace. After seeing...
Canada’s Political Landscape Upended by Trump, Trudeau and Tariffs
Until January, polls suggested that the Conservative Party would handily regain power from the Liberals in any Canadian election held this year.Two things...
How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs
Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar...
U.S. and Ukraine Reopen Talks on Contentious Minerals Deal
A Ukrainian delegation was in Washington on Friday for a new round of talks about a deal that would give the United States...
German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
The president of Germany’s central bank, which on Tuesday reported an annual loss for the first time in more than 40 years, said...
In Charts: Germany’s Economy Was Once the Envy of Europe. Not...
While the United States and most of the European Union have shrugged off the pandemic recession and restarted their economic engines,...
How Elon Musk is Using Start-Up Tactics to Disrupt European Politics
They are ripe for disruption.Well before Mr. Musk first backed the AfD, it had become the second most-popular party in Germany. The Social...
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico
Decades of trade integration across North America are on the precipice of major disruption by tariffs that President Trump says he wants to...
Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
In his first term, Mr. Simitis set about curtailing Greece’s extravagant public and private spending and sought to prepare the economy to meet...
