Trade
Return of the Robber Barons
Donald Trump’s Distorted View of America’s Tariff History
By Michael Hudson
April 14, 2025
Summary
Donald Trump’s tariff policy has thrown markets into turmoil among his allies and...
The war of minerals
China hits back at Trump by tightening exports of rare earths
By Nick Beams
Apr. 14, 2025
China has taken a significant step in the intensifying economic...
Dominique de Villepin, ancien Premier ministre, sur la guerre commerciale :...
ENTRETIEN EXCLUSIF — L’ex-ministre des Affaires étrangères de Jacques Chirac, qui vient de publier un essai, « Le Pouvoir de dire non », décrypte...
Trump’s Tariff Theory (The Miran Mirage)
By Indrajit Samarajiva
Apr. 9, 2025
We are witnessing the planned demolition of America as a world trade center. The historical bin is laden with economic...
Trump’s tariff pull-back and the class character of the capitalist state
By Patrick Martin
Apr 11, 2025
Donald Trump is the US president, but he rules on behalf of a capitalist oligarchy. That is a basic political...
Trump’s tariff “pause”: Another expression of the deepening crisis of US...
By Nick Beams
April 9, 2025
The announcement yesterday by US President Trump of a 90-day pause in the implementation of his so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” ostensibly...
Trade war and rare earth minerals
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Could Send US Nuclear Industry Into Meltdown
By Ilya Tsukanov
April 9, 2025
The new restrictions are a masterstroke that will propel the...
Izvestia: SCO explores market alignment with BRICS amid global trade upheaval
by Anastasia Kostina
April 10, 2025
The markets of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS could potentially be integrated, representatives of the SCO Secretariat told...
China Fights Back and Raises Tariffs on U.S. Products to 84%
China has taken forceful countermeasures to defend its interests, the State Council said.
Apr. 9, 2025
On Wednesday, the Chinese Finance Ministry announced raised tariffs on...
Attacking China
Trump imposes 104 percent tariff on China, as financial turmoil grows
Nick Beams
April 9, 2025
A week after US President Trump launched his economic war against...