The nasty consequences of natural gas price volatility
First, the good news. As the chart below shows, gas prices in continental Europe are nothing like as high or volatile as they ...
US tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China take effect, opening door to painful trade war
President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, an extraordinary action aimed at bringing America’s top trading partners to heel. But it threatens to weaken ...
The Trump 2.0 agenda is hitting the US economy at an increasingly fragile moment: Morning Brief
Trump's tariffs are set to hit the US economy at what appeared to be a challenging time even without new costs for businesses and consumers.
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Trump initiates trade war with Mexico and Canada by applying 25% tariffs
The stock market experienced a sharp fall as Washington’s protectionist threat against its trading partners was fulfilled ...
Trump’s honeymoon is over
Presidents generally enjoy a honeymoon period during the first few weeks of their new administrations — that period when a recently elected (or reelected) president is most popular and has the ...