Protectionism

Former French President Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86, his family and Agence France Presse news agency reported on Thursday. Energetic, engaging and passionate for power, Chirac had been at the centre of French p…

By Adam Vaughan Part of the solution, to UN biodiversity chief Cristiana Paca Palmer Cristiana Paca Palmer Next year is a crunch moment for efforts to stem humanitys destruction of nature. So far, efforts are failing miserably, with a landmark UN report th…

Protectionism Reduces Volume of Trade in Global Economy, Says Indosuez's Owens Thomsen

The planet is getting hotter, and tackling that climate peril will grab the spotlight as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week facing an undeniable backdrop: rising tensions from the Persian Gulf to Afghanistan and incr…

Premier Doug Ford went on a business trip to Ohio declaring “I’m a big Republican” but taking U.S. President Donald Trump to task on trade. Ford, who last year said there was “not a doubt in my mind” he would have voted for Trump, took aim at protectionist p…

Populism has become a defining feature of public life. It embraces a narrative of victimhood and grievance, pitting people against elites. U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionism and hostility toward immigrants are fueled by populist frustration on the po…

Does a trade war threaten to plunge stocks into a bear market? Conventional wisdom thinks so. Consider that a tweet from President Donald Trump about tariffs can send the market spinning or soaring. In fact, of course, the matter is far more complex than wha…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said it is “very difficult” for China’s economy to grow at a rate of 6% or more because of the high base from which it was starting and the complicated international backdrop. The world’s No.2 economy faced “c…

Among the freedoms afforded to Hong Kong citizens after Britain gave up control in 1997 were freedom of speech and of the press. The result was a vibrant publishing industry that has produced a dizzying array of books, journals, newspapers, and magazines addr…

While we acknowledge the need to review the terms of trade with our global partners on an ongoing basis, we also know our economic history. The data underlying economic history is clear: the more unrestricted and robust global trade is, the more prosperous th…