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The U.S. has a record high stock market, unlimited spending on AI capacity by the tech giants, along with sharply increased borrowing to pay for it; but no sign yet of any significant revenues or profits from AI—and alongside that: a slowing rest of the economy, a widening trade deficit in goods and increasing unemployment and prices.  All this as we go into the second half of 2025.

War is like Janus: it has more than one face.

We might soon see the Trump Administration impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals. U.S. patients will suffer.

A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was established to do this—he sees tariffs as a way for the U.S. to get even.

Trump backed down because the bond market was showing signs of severe stress that could lead to a credit squeeze, particularly for hedge funds that own a significant stock of U.S. bonds.

DONALD Trump has put off his proposed tariffs by ninety days; but countries like India have to respond to Trump’s measures whether now or after ninety days.

Donald Trump’s tariff policy has thrown markets into turmoil among his allies and enemies alike.

As a trade tariff war erupts across the globe Kevin Crane examines the prospects and challenges of the UK and European vehicle manufacturing sector.

Where is all this going? Well, it means a slump in production in the U.S. and most major economies; and it means a revival of inflation, particularly in the U.S. This is madness, no? Well, as I said last February when all this kicked off, there is method in this madness.

A week after U.S. President Trump launched his economic war against the world under the banner of so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” China will have a tariff of 104 percent imposed on its goods starting today.

The imposition of the new U.S. tariff regime unveiled by President Trump yesterday is a declaration of economic war against the rest of the world.