US Economic Policy
US Merges its Economics and Foreign Policy
By Anuradha Chenoy*
Major shifts in the US economic and industrial strategy have been announced in a speech by the US National Security Advisor Jake...
What’s going on in the Washington establishment with Biden?
By Themistoklis Tzimas (*)
Something strange - or not so much - is happening in Washington, from what we see.
CNN hammers President Biden every...
Fed defies Trump raising rates
Fed Raises Rates, Demonstrating Confidence in Health of Economy
By Binyamin Appelbaum
Dec. 19, 2018
The Federal Reserve announced a widely expected quarter-point increase in its benchmark...
Trump’s China-bashing more class war than trade war: Thomas Piketty
French economist and darling of the left says US president is using external threats to gain support of the poor and distract from his...
Christine Lagarde urges world to ‘de-escalate’ trade disputes
IMF chief issues stark warning of risks to the global economy
October 1, 2018
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US-China trade war intensifies
By Nick Beams
26 September 2018
China has ruled out any further trade talks with the United States as long as the Trump administration continues to...
Beijing cancels trade talks with Washington after US sanctions China for...
By Nick Beams
22 September 2018
In a significant escalation of global tensions, the US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese military unit and its...
Imperialists’ Fear and Loathing. . . of Being Colonized | By...
July 30, 2018
Introduction
For decades and longer, the United States and Europe lectured and encouraged countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia to welcome and...
US threatens trade war against China
By Nick Beams
23 March 2018
The Trump administration has opened a trade war against China by announcing that tariffs will be imposed on...
Trump’s Trade War – or De-Globalization?
Peter Koenig
12 March 2018
President Trump’s bold ‘protectionist’ move of introducing import duties of 25% and 10% for steel and aluminum, respectively – and...