Friday, 18 April , 2025

Trade

The war of minerals

China hits back at Trump by tightening exports of rare earths By Nick Beams Apr. 14, 2025   China has taken a significant step in the intensifying economic...

Dominique de Villepin, ancien Premier ministre, sur la guerre commerciale :...

ENTRETIEN EXCLUSIF — L’ex-ministre des Affaires étrangères de Jacques Chirac, qui vient de publier un essai, « Le Pouvoir de dire non », décrypte...

Trump’s Tariff Theory (The Miran Mirage)

By Indrajit Samarajiva Apr. 9, 2025 We are witnessing the planned demolition of America as a world trade center. The historical bin is laden with economic...

Trump’s tariff pull-back and the class character of the capitalist state

By Patrick Martin Apr 11, 2025 Donald Trump is the US president, but he rules on behalf of a capitalist oligarchy. That is a basic political...

Trump’s tariff “pause”: Another expression of the deepening crisis of US...

By Nick Beams April 9, 2025 The announcement yesterday by US President Trump of a 90-day pause in the implementation of his so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” ostensibly...

Trade war and rare earth minerals

China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Could Send US Nuclear Industry Into Meltdown By Ilya Tsukanov April 9, 2025 The new restrictions are a masterstroke that will propel the...

Izvestia: SCO explores market alignment with BRICS amid global trade upheaval

by Anastasia Kostina April 10, 2025 The markets of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS could potentially be integrated, representatives of the SCO Secretariat told...

China Fights Back and Raises Tariffs on U.S. Products to 84%

China has taken forceful countermeasures to defend its interests, the State Council said. Apr. 9, 2025 On Wednesday, the Chinese Finance Ministry announced raised tariffs on...

Attacking China

Trump imposes 104 percent tariff on China, as financial turmoil grows Nick Beams April 9, 2025 A week after US President Trump launched his economic war against...

Will Liberation Day transform the world? The Nixon Shock set a...

by Yanis Varoufakis April 3, 2025 “My philosophy, Mr President, is that all foreigners are out to screw us and it’s our job to screw them...