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How the Arctic could thaw US-Russia relations

Economics

Energy

How the Arctic could thaw US-Russia relations

An Arctic agreement between the US and Russia could revive energy collaboration between the two countries on a breathtaking scale

James Tidmarsh

Trump has gained the upper hand over China

As America settles its trade disagreements with the rest of the world, it is Xi Jinping who now most needs the tariff pause to continue

Michael Simmons

Will Wall Street jitters stop Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill?

The President may need to start to work on balancing the budget

Matthew Lynn

Warren Buffett steps down from his Wall Street empire

His departure cost Berkshire more than $50 billion

Matthew Lynn

International

How freeing the peso has impacted Argentina’s economy

The IMF has allowed Milei to lift the cepo, but only by relying on debt

Sam Meadows

Economics
April 24, 2025
Mission creep has infected the IMF and the World Bank
The Bretton Woods institutions should serve their stakeholders – not the other way around
Scott Bessent
Economics
April 22, 2025
Trump won’t win against the Fed
It’s not Jerome Powell’s fault that the markets are tanking
Matthew Lynn
Europe
April 16, 2025
Only a trade deal can save British pharma
Over the next few days, Trump plans to unveil levies on pharmaceuticals
Matthew Lynn
Economics
April 4, 2025
The logic behind Trump’s tariffs is not coherent
Trump is demanding balanced trade with every single country
Ryan Bourne
Economics
April 3, 2025
The grandeur of Trump’s tariffs
The Trump of 2025 wants something larger than the presidency
Daniel McCarthy
International
April 3, 2025
Japan has been stunned by the Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is finding it ‘hard to understand’
Philip Patrick
Economics
April 2, 2025
Donald Trump bets the house on tariffs
Inside the Rose Garden on ‘Liberation Day’
Kate Andrews
Trade
April 2, 2025
Tariffs make sense in a world of predatory mercantilism
‘Liberation Day’ is when America stops pretending the global trading system resembles a textbook model
John Carney
Economics
April 2, 2025
Trump’s tariff plan has been tried before
It failed
Will Prescott
Economics
March 31, 2025
There is no liberty in ‘Liberation Day’
So far, the only thing that consumers appear to have been liberated from is their money
Ross Clark

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