Donald Trump

The conventional wisdom is that the longer the President waits to confirm the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the more likely it is that there will be a replacement. Generally, the idea is to reassure markets about continuity, to…
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Five Fronts in the Trade War The Donald Trump Trade War began as the president signed a proclamation to place tariffs on steel and aluminum on Thursday in the first concrete step in his quest to reduce the bulging US trade deficit. The…
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Trump finally did it. Yesterday’s announcement of 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum is an outright trade war. Regardless of whether protectionism has been the cornerstone of Trump’s campaign promises, once…
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The German Federal Election is almost a month away when German citizens will head to the polls on September 24th, which likely to be the country’s most significant political contest in decades. This election comes after the shocking Brexit…
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Following the speculative rally by the equity markets and the U.S. dollar following the election victory of Donald Trump, nearly four months later, the markets have nothing to go by from President Trump. Last week, the U.S. dollar fell…
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A few days ago, Mr. President-Elect Donald Trump made his first press conference since he got elected. What’s funny here is that he moved the market even though he did not go through economic discussions. The Federal Reserve itself haven’t…
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After last week’s notable impact due to the ECB decision, another week comes in with key events, which set to have a notable impact on the markets. This week is probably the biggest week of the year ahead of the holidays season. There are…
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Since the beginning of the year, most political and economic events have been far from expectations. We can consider this year a year of surprises. With the US election a few hours away, should we be expecting another surprise? The short…
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