How trump’s tariffs could hike prices in the u.s.

We were probably wrong about tariffs. Yes, of course, they were always a bad idea and still are. Anything that interferes with our ability to freely trade with each other will make us poorer, with les

When a president uses his office to launch a cryptocurrency, it is clear that his modus operandi is to part people from their money. Apply this analysis to the global stage, tune out the furore over h

The “global rollercoaster ride” of America’s trade war ...

“I know chair Powell,” says US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent. “His term ends in May [2026]. If he wants to see that through, I think he should. If he wants to leave early, I think he should.” Besse

The EU’s trade deal with US president Donald Trump drew furious reactions in Paris and Berlin (see our politics page), but behind the theatrics the deal seems likely to be approved. The unequal accord

“I keep reading that Donald Trump is an economic genius,” says Matthew Hennessey in The Wall Street Journal. The story goes that the “punishing recession prophesied by the priests of the economic reli