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Swamp Notes: The conservative view on tariffs now
US President Donald Trump has garnered a lot of criticism since he enacted his trade war. But there are people who still defend the tariffs, includin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Australia’s voters go to the polls
Amazon warned of the impact of Donald Trump’s global trade war and issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the second quarter, and Australians head …
1 year, 2 months ago
Honey, I shrunk the economy
Microsoft posted better than expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Spain is trying to figure out what caused a massive power outage, and the Cons…
1 year, 2 months ago
Japanese investors hope for a corporate shake-up
Donald Trump unveiled more tariff relief for some carmakers, and shares in a number of companies surged in Tokyo after a plan for carmaker Toyota Mot…
1 year, 2 months ago
Big oil braces for a rough year
The oil industry is bracing for its worst year since the pandemic, and Spain and Portugal are reeling from a massive power outage. Plus, the FT’s Emi…
1 year, 2 months ago
The elusive Ukraine peace deal
Canadians will head to the polls Monday to pick a prime minister, and a new US proposal to end the War in Ukraine would allow Russia to keep some of …
1 year, 2 months ago
Swamp Notes: Trump’s ‘you break it, you buy it’ moment
Just a few weeks ago, US President Donald Trump was ready to levy tariffs on basically every nation. Today, many of those tariffs have been paused or…
1 year, 2 months ago
US tariffs bite Chinese industry
Apple plans to shift the assembly of all US-sold iPhones to India as soon as next year, factories in China have begun slowing production and furlough…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bessent takes aim at the IMF
Sir Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen will on Thursday finalise plans for a new defence pact, US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has accused the…
1 year, 2 months ago
BP’s race to cut costs
Tesla’s first-quarter adjusted profits dropped 39 per cent and the IMF has downgraded outlooks for G7 nations and big economies such as China and Ind…
1 year, 2 months ago