Trade War

4th May 2018 Nickolai Hubble

Let’s play a game

It’s called “good news or bad news”. I’m going to reveal news to you. And you have to guess whether it’s good or bad. The point being that you’re guessing. I don’t know the answer either. So don’t try too…

2nd May 2018 Nickolai Hubble

The oldest threat will strike in 2018

At the last minute, Donald Trump rescued his allies from his own trade war. He extended the exemption from steel and aluminium tariffs for another 30 days. But it wasn’t enough to prevent US steel stocks from sliding about 5%….

1st May 2018 Nickolai Hubble

There will be a little pain in the stockmarket

Today is the day. By the time you read this, the temporary exemption to Donald Trump’s tariffs will expire. Much of the world will be subject to steel and aluminium tariffs when exporting to the US. Ironically enough, it’s also…

10th April 2018 Nickolai Hubble

The prospects of the US dollar

Let’s delve deep into the future of the US dollar. That’s another way of saying we’re talking about everything at once. Because the US dollar is the world’s reserve currency, the currency of the biggest economy, the currency of international trade…

9th April 2018 Nickolai Hubble

Trade war alliances emerge

It’s bad news all round. Not that anyone can agree on what’s good or bad news these days. And even if we could, there’s no agreement on whether good or bad news makes the market go up or down. Perhaps,…

27th March 2018 Nickolai Hubble

Trump schools May in trade agreements

We should’ve hired Donald Trump to negotiate Brexit. His advice would’ve been clear. Trigger Article 50 and tell Europe we’re leaving. And then threaten it with a whole new set of trade barriers under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Its…

26th March 2018 Bill Bonner

Stocks Are Headed for a Thunderstorm

GUALFIN, ARGENTINA – We got up before dawn this morning. We’re taking a cluster of our grapes over to the neighboring ranch, Tacuil. There, Raul – the winemaker – will tell us if the sugar content is high enough to…

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