Economics
Brussels Draws a Red Line as Tariff Dispute Tests Transatlantic Trade Pact
The European Union has made clear that it will not accept any increase in U.S. tariffs beyond the levels agreed in its existing trade arrangement with Washington, sharpening its language after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a broad set of global tariffs and the White House swiftly introduced...
Supreme Court Curtails Emergency Tariff Powers, Reshaping U.S. Trade Leverage While Leaving Global Partners on Edge
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate a broad set of tariffs imposed under emergency authority marked a pivotal moment in the balance between presidential power and trade policy. By ruling that the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify sweeping import duties...
US GDP growth in Q4 slows significantly worse than expected
The U.S. economy is projected to grow by 1.4% annually in the fourth quarter of 2025, based on initial data released by the Commerce Department. The rate of growth decreased from the 4.4% increase seen in the third quarter, which was the strongest growth in two years. According to Trading...
Institutional Boundaries Restored as US Supreme Court Blocks Presidential Tariff Authority
After a year marked by repeated judicial victories for President Donald Trump across immigration, military service, federal employment and executive control over agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive counterweight. In striking down sweeping global tariffs imposed under emergency...
Courtroom Limits, Policy Loopholes: Why a Landmark U.S. Tariff Ruling Still Leaves Global Trade on Edge
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to curb the executive branch’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs may appear, at first glance, to mark a decisive institutional check on unilateral trade escalation. Yet beneath the legal drama lies a more complex economic reality. For the global...
Digital Euro Rollout to Reshape Banking Economics as ECB Flags €4–6 Billion Sector-Wide Investment
The introduction of a digital euro could require European banks to invest between €4 billion and €6 billion over a four-year implementation window, according to estimates presented by senior officials at the European Central Bank. The figure, while substantial in headline terms, represents roughly...
Boeing receives over $30 billion in orders from Vietnamese airlines
The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing Co. has signed agreements to sell approximately 100 aircraft to Vietnamese airlines for more than $30 billion. The agreements were signed while the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, To Lam, was in the United States to participate in the first...
Federal Reserve Confronts Internal Divide as Artificial Intelligence Rewrites the Economic Playbook
The latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes reveal a central bank navigating two powerful crosscurrents: a widening internal divide over the future path of interest rates and an emerging debate over how artificial intelligence may reshape productivity, inflation and financial stability. While...
Beijing’s Long Game in Global Commerce Gains Momentum Beyond the Trump Era
China’s trade strategy has entered a phase defined less by reaction and more by design. While tariff battles during the Trump years appeared to place Beijing on the defensive, policymakers in China increasingly interpreted that period as a rehearsal for a more ambitious restructuring of global...
Trade Tensions and Tariff Fallout Reshape Export Flows at the Port of Los Angeles
Exports moving through the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest gateway for ocean trade in the United States, have slipped sharply, underscoring how prolonged trade tensions and tariff regimes are redrawing global shipping patterns. January export volumes fell 8% from a year earlier to their lowest...
