Rare Earths Are China’s Trump Card
China’s dominance over the critical minerals used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, industrial robotics, and advanced defense systems was not built overnight, and it won’t be easily eroded. Read More Here
Category: Global Economy
The Dollar May Be Down, but It’s Still on Top
Why America’s currency can survive Trump’s wrecking ball. Read More Here Also Read: The True Costs of Trump’s Economic Agenda
Trump’s EU-US Trade Deal Could Cost Europe for Years to Come
The EU-US tariff agreement ends short-term uncertainty in Europe, but it has also humiliated the bloc and undermines its future. Read More Here
The New Age of Global Trade: Aggressive Neo-Mercantilism
International trade, with the U.S. and China at the forefront, is undergoing a paradigmatic shift away from free trade and toward an aggressive form of neo-mercantilism. Read More Here
What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank?
In the coming months, President Donald Trump could withdraw the United States from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank or slash their funding. But such a move would disproportionately hurt the US itself, undermining its ability to shape the rules of the global financial system and pursue its strategic interests. Read More Here
Trump tariffs could be bargaining chip or economic bomb
Fragile US consumer confidence, falling investment unsettles markets. Read More Here
What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do
When tariffs are moderate and used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not do much harm; they can even be useful. When they are indiscriminate and are not supported by purposeful domestic policies, they do considerable damage – most of it at home. Read More Here
How the World Is Off-Track to Reduce Poverty
After several years of multiple, continuous shocks, the global economy is finally showing signs of stabilizing. Despite the grimmest predictions, the world managed to avoid a global recession this year. However, while advanced economies have largely recovered, developing countries have yet to catch up. Low-income countries risk being left even further behind. Read More Here
Will Trumponomics Bring Boom or Bust in 2025?
Some argue that Donald Trump’s election heralds robust US economic growth, fueled by tax cuts and deregulation, while others insist that his economic plans, if implemented, will blow up the federal budget, revive inflation, and erode the foundations of long-term US prosperity. Read More Here
Global Commodity Prices Set to Fall Through 2026 Amid Historic Oil Glut
Global commodity prices are set to tumble to a five-year low in 2025 amid an oil glut that is so large that it is likely to limit the price effects even of a wider conflict in the Middle East, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Even so, overall commodity prices will remain 30% higher […]
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