How China is setting up shop in Mexico
Christine Murray, Nassos Stylianou, Irene de la Torre Arenas, and Dan Clark Financial Times December 15, 2024 On a recent Friday morning in Alianza Industrial Park, dust billowed up as diggers and lorries cleared land near a site for Chinese tyre maker ZC Rubber. A crane was poised to lift material for lithium and lead […]
Does the European Union Unfairly Benefit from the United States’ Productivity and Output?
Christopher Combs Silicon Valley Capital Partners November 14, 2024 Historical Reasons for U.S. and E.U. Tariff Differences and Their Fairness Today The disparity in tariffs between the United States and the European Union has roots dating back to the post-World War II era. At that time, the U.S. was a dominant economic power and sought […]
How the Ukraine Offensive Will Shift the Market Narrative
Monday, September 12, 2022 12:43 AM Source: Bloomberg by John Authers The Ukrainian armed forces appear (and I emphasize appear) to have taught the rest of the world yet another lesson in the need to be cautious about knowing what we know. If the reports of the last few days are correct, then the chances of a Ukrainian […]
Biden Urged to Invoke Cold-War Powers to Blunt Energy Price Hike
Saturday, March 12, 2022 07:30 AM By Jennifer A. Dlouhy He can mandate production of oil to batteries under 1950s law Presidents from Truman to Trump used Defense Production Act (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden is under pressure to invoke Cold War-era powers to force more domestic oil production as the war in Ukraine strains supplies, raising gasoline […]