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Gold prices soar to inflation-adjusted highs not seen since 1980 amid echoes of geopolitical chaos and economic uncertainty; here's where it could be headedGold prices have surged to record highs, driven by global economic anxieties and volatile financial markets. Shifting tariff policies and a...
Americans are paying dearly: From the grocery aisle to Wall Street, Donald Trump’s tariff war sinks $4 trillion and spikes prices on essentials by $115 millionTrump’s tariff war is hitting Americans where it hurts most — their wallets and investments. From soaring prices on groceries to a shocking...
Major trade wars since the 19th centuryFrom the 19th-century Opium Wars to the recent banana and beef disputes, history is replete with trade conflicts. The McKinley Tariff in 18...
‘Tariffs don’t protect, they backfire’: Former US President Ronald Reagan’s resurfaced warning echoes amid Trump’s new trade warA resurfaced video of Ronald Reagan cautioning against tariffs gains traction amidst President Trump's new trade policies. Reagan warned th...
RBI to retain liquidity focus for rate transmissionThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to announce its rate decision on Wednesday, having slashed the policy rates for the first ...
Does Kindleberger’s Spiral predict economic depressions?In times of potential crisis, the Kindleberger Spiral illustrates America's historical role in stabilizing global finance. During the Great...
Smoot-Hawley 2.0 with a 21st-century twist? Wall Street reels after Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, as top Wharton economist warns of biggest U.S policy blunder in 95 yearsJeremy Siegel from Wharton School claims Trump's tariffs are the biggest policy mistake in 95 years. He warns short-term traders of potenti...
'Waterfall' decline base case risk to US market: Chris WoodHe said April 2-when Donald Trump announced the imposition of tariffs on imports into the US-is an 'impoverishment' day, not a 'liberation'...
Trump’s tariff hikes signal impoverishment day, not liberation day: Chris Wood of JefferiesJefferies’ Chris Wood criticizes Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, calling April 2 “an impoverishment day.” With steep levies on key Asian econ...
Tariff déjà vu? Netizens go wild over claims that Trump’s tariffs are result of history repeating itself every centuryAmid President Trump's new tariffs on over 60 countries, social media buzzes with theories drawing parallels to past economic battles in 18...
Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be 'catastrophic', WTO chief saysWTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warns that retaliatory trade wars in response to U.S. President Trump's tariff threats would severely damage ...
The US can't be protectionist and world leaderUS President Joe Biden's economic nationalism challenges the Pax Americana legacy. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 symbolises a protect...
US slashes Russia trade status, bans alcohol and seafoodThe broad trade shift, which revokes the "most favored nation" status for Russia, is being taken in coordination with the European Union an...
A weakening WTO is leading to increased regional trade agreements, but India’s tryst with FTAs isn’t very goodPost Covid-19, with a weakening WTO, regional trade agreements will become de rigueur. However, India’s experience so far in preparing for ...
Guardians of global economy come up short in fight against virusThe International Monetary Fund fails to agree to pump more liquidity into world economy.
- Ohio ban on offshore outsourcing not at all welcome: Sharma
India said several actions taken by the US with regard to outsourcing are not welcome at all.
- The second New Deal
There's no guarantee of quick success of Obama’s vision of a second New Deal.