Tag: Economy
Putin Suggests Russia Could Take Another Ukrainian City
During an annual economic conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, President Vladimir Putin did not rule out his forces taking the Ukrainian city of...
Trump’s investment claims – are tariffs boosting the US economy?
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump may have called tariffs his favourite word in the dictionary. But when it comes to obsessions, business investment...
Trump faces a trillion-dollar tariff disappointment
In the early 20th century, before America introduced an income tax, tariffs paid many of the government’s bills. President Donald Trump wants to...
Trump will be unpleasantly surprised by America’s tariff revenues
In the early 20th century, before America had an income tax, tariffs paid many of the government’s bills. President Donald Trump wants to...
America and China prepare for an Alpine trade clash
SWITZERLAND ALWAYS imagined it would be where the fate of the global trading system was decided. It was in Geneva in 1947 that...
Don’t blame imports for the fall in America’s GDP
It is a tenet of Donald Trump’s economic philosophy that trade deficits are bad for growth. It can also seem like a cornerstone...
Mark Carney Has to Deliver on Trump and the Economy After...
Canada’s banker-turned-prime-minister pulled off a political miracle, leading his party from polling abyss to a rare fourth term in power, and securing the...