BIS: Trump’s Trade Policies Could Create ‘Perfect Storm’, Cause Global Financial Crisis
“Protectionism could set off a succession of negative consequences. If all the elements were to combine, we could face a perfect storm.”
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Pondering ‘The End Of Synchronized Everything’
And at the heart of it all…
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Maybe Irony Isn’t Dead: If The U.S. ‘Imports’ A Recession, Can We Slap Tariffs On It?
Mind the implications of globalization and interconnected markets.
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‘Chart Of The Century’ Hints At Potential Dire Outcome Of Prolonged Global Trade War
“…fewer choices, potentially less quality, less productivity and higher prices if we reverse globalization.”
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Sunset.
Of populism, hegemony and Western democracy.
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What Is The Probability Of ‘Something Bad’ Happening? Of Geopolitics And Policy Gamblers
Fault lines, 90th percentile risks and the probability of stepping on a land mine.
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‘Had He Acted Like Trump Markets Would Have Been Upset’: Xi Tries To Put Out Trump’s Dumpster Fire
“It’s a good thing Xi is bringing this tone to it because markets would be very upset if he played it like Trump.”
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One Bank Asks: Is Globalization Dead?
Spoiler alert: no.
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It’s Time To Make Rolling Back 71 Years Of Progress On Global Trade Great Again!
Put away your jingoism for a minute and ask yourself if you honestly believe that rolling back what you see in the chart below is really going to help middle America…
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The Seventh Summer: Cognitive Instability From Hendrix To Trump
“…history reminds us that there exists a greater proximity between laughable and dreadful than calmer times would admit.”
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Where Liberals Screwed Up
Perhaps trying to frighten voters away from the populist cause by referencing dire economic consequences isn’t the best way to go about things when there are plenty of other common sense arguments for preserving a progressive agenda and for cultivating multiculturalism.
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Reflections On The “Deeply Troubling” End Of Globalization
So, how many times in the past month have I written something about the possible demise of globalization and aContinue Reading