Captain confusion

It is, of course, far too early to pass judgement on US president Donald Trump’s second term. He still has more than three and a half years to go. But we’ll take a shot at it anyway. A presidency is o

Issue of the week: a global fiscal reckoning ...

President Donald Trump emerges through a pair of handsome wooden doors on the third floor of the White House. On his way down the wide, carpeted staircase, he passes portraits of his predecessors. Nix

What fun Donald Trump’s term in office is proving to be! Declare a national emergency. Start a trade war. Then, put tariffs at impossibly high levels. Stocks naturally sell off, along with bitcoin and

Bond investors are more cautious, while JPMorgan boss warns of a ‘crack’ coming

The Democrats have been on the wrong road for a long, long time. They believe government is the solution to almost every problem. But as the Gipper so rightly said, “Government is not the solution. Go