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Has Trump “liberated” China and Europe?

Has Trump “liberated” China and Europe?

Among the group of countries hit by new trade tariffs from the US, China has suffered most with the imposition...

Already liberated from Liberation Day?

Already liberated from Liberation Day?

On 2 April 2025, Donald Trump held his long-awaited “Liberation Day” and – with a cardboard chart to back him...

A Go player versus a golf player

On your left, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. On your right, Donald Trump, 47th president of...

A Go player versus a golf player
A question of trust

A question of trust

A few months ago, the succession of record highs for US equities was headline news in the financial press. In...

Taxes, lies and ideals

Despite the storm on equity markets that followed the announcement of new trade tariffs on 2 April, from the plane...

Taxes, lies and ideals
Consumers – the focus of worries – and hopes

Consumers – the focus of worries – and hopes

Donald Trump’s second mandate differs from his first in many respects, and particularly with regards to consumer confidence. In 2016,...

Thank you Mr President

Two months after the inauguration of the new US President, Europe has cause for celebration. Of course, the US hurricane...

Thank you Mr President
Battle stations!

Battle stations!

Forget the Magnificent Seven, that exclusive club of US mega-stocks linked, in particular, to the tech and AI sectors. The...

Chronicle of impermanence

Even in the age of the most creative AIs, imagining Donald Trump as a Buddhist sage requires a fertile imagination....

Chronicle of impermanence
In the US, the Overton window is wide open

In the US, the Overton window is wide open

Also known as the window of discourse, the Overton window refers to the range of ideas and opinion that the...

Rhinegold: a (cursed) treasure is rediscovered

In Norse mythology, the Rhine holds a treasure: gold with magic properties, which confers immense power on those who own...

Rhinegold: a (cursed) treasure is rediscovered