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15 May 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
Since Trump came to power, “economic wars” have been discussed on every platform. While the US’s insistence on increasing customs duties has caused problems in many countries around the world, major economies such as China, the EU and Canada are tryi...
9 May 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
The US economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3 percent annually in the first quarter. Growth in the previous quarter was 2.4 percent. President Trump did not delay in showing the expected reaction: Democrats are responsible for this contraction because he...
6 May 2025 6 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
US President Donald Trump promised to deliver “the most extraordinary first 100 days in American history” at his inauguration ceremony on January 20. So have these promises been fulfilled? For decades, the 100-day milestone has been seen as a symboli...
4 May 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
For the first time, we witnessed a country selling all its financial assets on a global scale out of fear of a person. The most well-known safe havens, the US Dollar and US bonds, saw sales despite the risks. But things started to return to normal a...
29 Apr 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25
China's long-term strategic investments in electric vehicles, which it started seriously about 15 years ago, have begun to bear fruit. China has identified electric vehicles as a "strategic emerging industry" in its "Made in China 2025" plan and it i...
27 Apr 2025 2 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
The IMF has published its April World Economic Outlook Report (WEO). The first section of the report covers topics such as the current economic situation, the effects of tariffs, and what countries need to do to reduce their effects. Growth and infla...
26 Apr 2025 4 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara
A big chill is settling upon us... I've been reading articles and watching videos in the last few weeks that present information suggesting we may soon be facing a summer of empty shelves as trade with China is seeing a dramatic downturn. As an examp...
26 Apr 2025 2 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
US President Trump caused sharp price movements in the markets in his first 3 months in the White House. In fact, similar movements occurred in Trump's first term. While gold and the VIX Index increased in the first 3 months of Trump's term, the doll...
24 Apr 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25
The intelligence and strategy game that the Chinese call “weiqi”, the Koreans call “Baduk” and the Japanese call “Go”, has a history of thousands of years and is also a tool that reflects the cultural codes of the Far East. The training for this game...
23 Apr 2025 5 minute read 3 comments Perfectionist25
Before World War II, the Maginot Line was a source of pride for the French. Until German panzers maneuvered around the trenches in a matter of hours. In Kissinger’s own words, only someone who understands the spirit of the times can resist a culture...
