23 November 2025 The COP 30 summit in Belem Brasil now has concluded. Let's face it, progress on climate change has lost momentum. Not only has Potus 47 ditched America's Net Zero commitment, but leaders from key polluting nations China, India, Russia, and the USA did not attend the conference. In line with the 2015 … Continue reading COP 30: The Planet Doesn’t Do Politics
29 April 2025 Despite expressing grievances with Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, Asia is likely to emerge as the top target of the Trump trade war. Indeed, on the "Liberation Day" list, 6 out of the 10 highest tariffs would be imposed on Asian nations. To a degree, this is understandable. Nine of 15 … Continue reading Asia 2025: Top Trade War Target
13 April 2025 In his inaugural speech, President Trump pledged a "revolution of common sense". However, as French Enlightenment philospher Voltaire warned, "common sense is not so common". In his recent so-called Liberation Day presentation, Mr. Trump combined a misreading of history and poor economic analysis; unveiling "reciprocal" tariffs on the nation's trading partners. The … Continue reading Trump Tariffs: Common Sense is Not So Common
3 February 2025 Until now, financial markets have adopted a complacent "wait and see" approach when considering the prospects for the Trump 2.0 trade policy. However, the hope the new Administration's bark would be worse than its bite has been dashed with the imposition of high tariffs on the nation's three largest trading partners. Markets … Continue reading Trump 2.0 Tariffs: Everyone Loses