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Asia-Pacific

US-China trade war is on: Could it turn violent, and when?

The far bigger threat from Trump-China tariffs is a sharp escalation in ongoing security tensions that could easily turn into something else

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Global Crises

How Trump tariffs are affecting allies, frenemies, adversaries

Every corner of the planet is feeling the shock, but some are facing more peril than others.

Claudia Sheinbaum
QiOSK

Mexico tried, but it's still getting the tariff boom

Canada, too, is expected to be targeted with 25% import taxes tomorrow, putting $1.3 trillion in common trade into the shock zone

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Washington Politics

Trump loves tariffs but expect a more complicated trade policy

The incoming president is filling his team with repatriators, decouplers, and derailers when it comes to China and the world

Scott Bessent
Washington Politics

Bessent: Strong dollar, tariffs can wield US power on world stage

Trump's nomination for Treasury secretary has the support of Wall Street and a hawkish view of macro economics

New China port in Peru is about growth, but the sky is not falling
Asia-Pacific

New China port in Peru is about growth, but the sky is not falling

In fact, a rational look at what’s happening economically might inspire a silver lining