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What is the Endgame of Trump’s Tariffs?
It’s an occupational hazard of a trade economist, perhaps, that you will get your holiday disrupted by Trump’s trade tirades. At any rate, this is what happened to me as I went for an Easter...
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The US and China Have Reached a Temporary Truce in the Trade Wars, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
This article is co-authored with Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide. Defying expectations, the United States and China have...
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Free Trade Is the Proper Response to US Protectionism
Six weeks after President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, in which he imposed “reciprocal tariffs” on the world, United States (US) trade policy remains predatory, volatile, and...
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Globalisation Is Winning – And Other Trade Trends in the Age of Trump
Trade talk has gone mainstream as a result of President Trump’s actions. On top of reporting costs and uncertainty to business this has meant numerous bold statements like the world never being the...
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Trade Retaliation – An Answer Waiting for Its Question
A question that is haunting the EU and other key trading partners of the United States is whether they should retaliate against Trump’s tariff assault. So far, the EU’s response to the Trump...
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Episode 111: What Have We Learnt from Trump’s Tariff Mess? with Erik van der Marel
On this episode of the Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon speaks with ECIPE's Chief Economist, Erik van der Marel, about the consequences of the Trump administration's threat to impose tariffs,...
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten UK Identity
There was a small sigh of relief in the UK when President Trump finally reached the country in his tariff scoreboard revealing the lowest possible number of 10%. Limited, because with 25% on steel,...
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Ten Days After Trump’s Trade Assault: US Staring into the Abyss
“There are weeks when decades happen”, Lenin famously said. The first two weeks of April this year have been such an event: major foundations of the global economic order have been shaken. The...
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Beyond Retaliation: A Zero-Tariff Pact Is Europe’s Smartest Move
The EU should act – now – to offer and call for a zero-tariff agreement with the United States. It should put the proposal on the table unilaterally, without waiting for permission from...
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After the Trump Tariff Package – Now What?
On April 2nd – sorry, Liberation Day – President Trump revealed his new package of “reciprocal tariffs”. There has already been a lot of commentary and analysis by economists and others, and...
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