Trade War

Lost in the debate over whether today's ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies will trigger painful inflation is the broader risk posed by potential negative supply shocks. From trade wars and de-globalization to aging populations and populist politics, there is no shortage of inflationary threats on the horizon. Read Full Article…

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By Matthew Sparkes Silicon wafers being transported in clean rooms at the GlobalFoundries semiconductor plant in Germany Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg via Getty Images The world is experiencing a computer chip shortage due to a perfect storm of problems including a global pandemic, a trade war, fires, drought and snowstorms. It has…

Ornua paid around €50m in US tariffs last year after Kerrygold butter got caught up in a long-running transatlantic trade war. he figure is roughly equivalent to the group’s operating profit in 2019, the year Kerrygold became Ireland’s first billion-euro food brand. It’s also the number two butter brand in…

When Donald Trump stormed into the White House in 2017, he brought with him highly unorthodox ideas about how the U.S. should trade with the rest of the world. Under his “America First” trading policy, the new president instituted heavy tariffs on things like steel, washing machines, and solar panels — raising…

A man walks past a Xiaomi store in Beijing on January 15, 2021, as shares in the company collapsed on January 15 after the United States blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms. (GREG BAKER / AFP)A US judge on Friday ordered Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi…

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In brief: China wants to become a dominant force in technology, but in the process they may have taken a few shortcuts, which explains why it's locked into a costly trade war with the United States. Semiconductors are among the biggest pain points however, which is why the country is…