Why ‘America First’ economics won’t fly
Despite last week’s pause, White House advisers are apparently still full steam ahead on Trump’s tariff plan. Sanity, it seems, will not prevail…
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Investors ditch DEI policy at their peril
Trump’s anti-DEI stance has set off a chain reaction, with many high-profile US and multinational companies scrambling to retreat from their previous DEI policies…
Starlink and deportees: Lesotho’s offer to placate Trump
Faced with 50% tariffs on exports to the US, Lesotho is making a dangerously large number of concessions to the White House…
Drill, baby, drill gets drilled
Oil prices are crashing, Trump’s trade war is rattling markets, and his oil backers are fuming. But for renewables, the tide is turning…
Torching the dollar: The thinking behind Trump’s massive tariff gamble
The US’s desire to drive down the value of the mighty dollar is regarded as central to the unpredictable and hugely volatile tariff war…
Cool reception for G20 climate plea
South Africa is lobbying for stronger climate financing commitments. It’s a hard sell in the face of Donald Trump’s hostility to environmental concerns…
‘Markets could fall further’, says Platinum Portfolios
US tariffs have thrown the world into turmoil. But just keep calm – and look for great companies now on sale, says the private…
Liberation defibrillation: Trump’s trade war draws blood
Trump may laud the punitive tariffs he applied this week, but they’re likely to spark a global recession…
South Africa throws stones from glass garage in Trump auto-trade spat
As of this week, Trump’s administration will slap a 25% tariff on cars made overseas. What does this mean for South Africa’s automotive sector?…
Trump and the shifting paradigm
Dissecting the Trump administration is complicated. But it’s clear the US no longer has the power, or money, to maintain its dominance…
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