Digital services in particular. Many rely on network effects so if there is a threat to their network, they may put pressure on the administration.

EU to hit US aircraft, cars and food in latest retaliatory strike

There's a setting to block all #trader comments button (somehwere). It has made these news sections bearable again.

Trump imposes 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

I don't see how the EU can avoid retaliation. The US is the major EU trade partner - both countries sell and buy high-value goods and services from each other - and it's reasonably balanced. The EU seems to be on reasonable terms with BRICs nations ...

Trump imposes 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

It's mostly held by private companies rather than UK Government. It was already a large amount, and then the Truss/Kwasi budget happened and even more Gilts were dumped and swapped for US debt. I don't know if the US has to do much about its debt ...

Trump: Fed should rapidly lower rate

Could it be the same rationale that scammers use? They don't want to engage with regular folk; they want the far end of the distribution curve to engage as they are easier to dupe. But as you say, he writes like he speaks.

Trump: Will be releasing 7 countries having to do with trade tomorrow morning, additional...

I saw an interview with an FDA representative explaining the differences between their operations and those in the EU. The main reason (that stuck in my mind) was that in the US, once initial testing is passed, there is no follow-up monitoring. ...

Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice

It looks like Israel wants this to continue. Iran can't back down and will undoubtedly respond to any further Israeli attacks, so a regional war is looking likely. What about Iran's nuclear capability? This seems critical to how things develop. If ...

Trump: Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation. Bring your pilots...

Lots of speculation on news channels. It seems that the ceasefire was in place. It also looks like both sides are ready to restart. Israel wants to keep the US involved so they don't expose the limits of their power in the region (which would be bad ...

Israeli Military: Identified Missiles Launched From Iran Towards Israel (After Ceasefire Came...

Doesn't Trump have form for this type of public fallout from his first term? He'll be throwing Elmo under the bus at every opportunity.

Trump's conflict with Musk explodes into a public feud

Rude, but yes, wars bankrupt countries (or more commonly, a debt crisis,) and you may well be right about the outcome. This is a bit of a stretch. The Cuba crisis was creating an immediate nuclear threat to the US, and JKF sought a diplomatic ...

Ukraine destroys Russian nuclear bombers in air base attacks

Certainly not.

Ukraine destroys Russian nuclear bombers in air base attacks

It's a poor comparison. "The Russian invasion and the killing of Ukrainian civilians is Ukraine's Pearl Harbour moment" would be more apt.

Ukraine destroys Russian nuclear bombers in air base attacks

China has led in Solar and Wind tech for over a decade, and in the last decade has probably become the world leader in rail. They could be on the cusp of dominating the auto sector (another 5 + years to see how this plays out). Their IT/ cloud ...

Xi wants to boost China's advanced manufacturing prowess. Trump may not like it

Nothing unexpected...some inflation, good employment figures, economic growth (but caveated), uncertainty risks (insightful), tariffs (see uncertainty - will we see further tariffs or more walk-backs).

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee

Agree. This is going to be a tough negotiation for both sides. Trump/US seem to focus on trade of goods (EU surplus) but largely ignores services (EU deficit). My read of various publications is that US/EU trade is fairly balanced and complex, ...

EU struggling find trade deal to satisfy Trump despite reprieve from 50% tariffs

More of a Thénardier figure

‘Buckle up, this ride’s far from over’: Trump’s EU tariffs delay is no guarantee trade...

Housing and household services appear to be driving these figures (and poorly regulated monopolies in water and energy make up a big part of this).

Consumer price inflation, UK: April 2025

Most of this should already be priced in, so this was generally expected, even if the consensus was slightly lower. This highlights a weakness in selling state monopolies to private companies and not enforcing regulations.

Consumer price inflation, UK: April 2025

Health insurance is an arms race. In the US there are small buyers vs large sellers, so the sellers always have an asymmetric advatage. In most 1st world countries, you have a large buyer (a national health authority) vs large (but smaller) sellers, ...

Trump: EU is nastier than China

The UK is in a weak position (not part of any significant trading bloc). We consume more US products and services than we sell to the US, we are very closely aligned in military and we have a special relationship (the actual special relationship is ...

US-UK trade pact will leave the 10% US tariff in place - CNN