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Trade deficit: why is Donald Trump focusing on goods?

For the past few days, tariffs have been rocking the world's stockmarkets. Behind these announcements lies Donald Trump's lifelong obsession with reducing the US trade deficit. However, the American...

Banks: A reassuring first quarter despite the tremors

The first-quarter results of major US banks JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo were eagerly awaited this Friday. In focus: their exposure to the sharp sell-offs at the end of last week and the...

This week's top stories: Make Eggs Great Again, TARIFFS and a lost Llama

This week, the world has a trade hangover. Between a trade war that seems like a soap opera and cyber-attacks worthy of scifi movies, the global economy is teetering between protectionism, artificial...

EU puts pressure on Washington with tech tax threat

Donald Trump has announced a 90-day truce on tariffs. The European Union remains lucid, saying that without a deal, a big tech tax could emerge.

White House close to trade agreements with several countries

While the US President has announced a pause on tariffs, negotiations continue between the US and international leaders.

China prepares its economic weapons

Since 2018, China has equipped itself with an arsenal of trade tools capable of hitting hard without damaging its own economy. While the trade war could return to the forefront this summer, here are...

Faced with Washington, Chinese exporters are looking for a way out

The trade war between the United States and the rest of the world is no longer multilateral: it is now head-on and bilateral. Some people are delighted. Chinese companies are not. Faced with yet...

Why is Donald Trump endangering US oil producers?

Since Donald Trump took office, the price of a barrel of oil has fallen by around 20%, mainly as a result of his pricing policy. Indeed, lowering energy prices was one of his stated campaign...

Beijing strikes back, trade war escalation continues

China announced on Wednesday that it would raise its tariffs on US products to 84% from Thursday, up from 34% previously. The decision marks a further escalation in the global trade war unleashed by...

Musk vs. Navarro

Elon Musk and Peter Navarro have taken center stage in Trump's government, engaging in a public spat that has left the White House shrugging with a nonchalant boys will be boys....

Tariffs, trade war, recession… A return to 1930?

Recent statements about Donald Trump's customs policy are shaking up the markets. Economists have pulled out their classics to go back nearly a century, with a passion for the Hawley-Smoot Act, which...

BoE sounds alarm on UK economic vulnerability

The Bank of England has issued a cautionary note, highlighting the UK's vulnerability to global economic tremors triggered by Donald Trump's import tariffs....

Why is Donald Trump so wrong about China?

This is it. This Wednesday, April 9, the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States come into force. And in keeping with his threats at the start of the week, Donald Trump has surcharged Chinese...

Under pressure, Taiwan speeds up customs negotiations

Taiwan hopes to quickly reach an agreement with the United States to resolve the tariff issue, and has already begun talks with Washington, a senior Taiwanese official said on Wednesday.

Customs duties: beware of exemptions

If, like MarketScreener's senior analyst, you've memorized the tariffs Donald Trump imposed on each country on Wednesday, that's a personal congratulations to you. However, if it took you hours of...

Investing with composure in the midst of a stockmarket storm

Today's markets are rife with uncertainty. At times like these, it's best to be wary of improvised advice and seductive theories. Only hard data can be objective. Human decisions, however, can turn...

Europe: Reasons for hope

The Liberation Day announcements continue to scare the financial markets. The tariffs seem to have no economic logic whatsoever, and economists are trying to take stock of the situation. If the US...

Why is Scott Bessent using the Reagan presidency as a reference?

Since Donald Trump took office, US indices have fallen sharply. A fall that doesn't seem to worry the current administration. On the contrary, it defends the idea that its policies, while painful for...

Vietnam wants to rebalance its trade balance with the US

On Monday evening Hanoi announced its intention to buy more American products, including from the defense and security sectors, in a bid to reduce its trade surplus with the United States. Prime...