US-China Trade War: Making Up Is Hard to Do
With a wide array of conflicting and congruous interests, the US-China relationship is anything but simple.
End to US-China Trade War in Sight?
Global markets were buoyed on news of a ‘very good conversation’ between Xi and Trump, but the optimism could well be short-lived.
Beijing Heads Back to the Stimulus Well
Amid a tanking stock market, a GDP miss, and a real estate downturn, the Chinese authorities are considering new stimulus measures.
Ratings Agency Sounds Alarm on China Debt
S&P Global has recently warned that hidden, local-level debt in China could be as high as $6 trillion.
Emerging Markets Report (10-05-2018)
After a new sell-off in emerging markets around the world, all eyes are on today’s US jobs report.
USMCA: Winners and Losers in the US-Canada Trade Deal
US and Canadian negotiators have agreed in principle to a new trade deal. Just don’t call it ‘NAFTA.’
Global Forecast (9-25-2018)
Sweden’s far-right might sneak into the Riksdag via the back door, Brexit gut-check time in the United Kingdom, and new hope for US-Turkey relations.
Emerging Powers See Opportunities under Trump Doctrine
While the United States looks inward, former allies and economic partners are increasingly looking elsewhere.
Mending the Marriage: The Importance of Stabilizing US-China Relations
The US-China bilateral relationship is too big to fail.
Beyond Economics: The Political Risks of a US-China Trade War
How Marshall Sahlins’ Stone Age Economics can help us better understand the brewing US-China trade war.