The us-china trade war kicks off again

Is Europe’s 80-year-old alliance with America doomed? asks Michael Shear in The New York Times. US president Donald Trump’s threats of 25% tariffs on a slew of European nations, including the UK, for

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, PRESIDENT DONALD Trump made lofty claims about the benefits of raising tariffs. They will reshore American manufacturing jobs and encourage domestic spending, he promised. “Tari

The US dollar has slid to a four-year-low. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of major trading partners’ currencies, has dropped 12% since the start of 2025. Sterling now bu

Is Canada worried? Yes, very. The advent of Donald Trump’s second term as US president a year ago – accompanied by presidential threats about seeking to make Canada the 51st state – dramatically trans

Issue of the week: currency gyrations The “debasement ...

Issue of the week: the weaponisation of finance ...