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Daily Memo: US Considers Next Steps on Iran

Washington’s stance. U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly held a closed meeting with top national security and foreign policy officials to discuss the country’s position ahead of the next round of talks with Iran on April 19. According to Axios, the meeting comes amid intense debate within the administration about the next steps with Tehran and […]

Assessing the Potential Impact of US Tariffs

The United States’ sweeping tariffs announced earlier this month have disrupted global shipping networks and triggered turmoil across the logistics sector. Though the durability...

How the UK Bridges the US and EU

By Will Haszard Once the world’s preeminent empire, the United Kingdom has since World War II become a shadow of its former self, living in...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Talks, Chinese Critical Minerals

First round. The United States and Iran held talks in Oman over the weekend. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iran set several...

Adam Smith, Economics, Finance and Geopolitics

Adam Smith defined how we think about free markets. His guiding principle was, famously, the invisible hand – a mystical force or the hand...

A New Phase in the US-China Trade War

(click to enlarge) Markets briefly stabilized after a 90-day reprieve on some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the U.S.-China trade war is escalating...

Daily Memo: Iran Pitches Interim Nuclear Agreement, Details of US-Panama Deal

Expectation management. Iranian officials believe that a long-term nuclear agreement is unrealistic before U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-month deadline and instead want to begin...

Southeast Asia Heeds Trade Warnings

When they were first announced, U.S. President Donald Trump’s ā€œLiberation Dayā€ tariffs brought panic and confusion to markets all around the world, perhaps nowhere...

Daily Memo: China Tariffs Take Effect, US and Russia Meet in Istanbul

Opening day. China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports took effect on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an increase of U.S....

The Challenges of Dealmaking in the Middle East

The United States is developing a new security arrangement for the Middle East. To that end, the Trump administration is pursuing separate deals with...

Daily Memo: Chinese Tariffs and Updates on Iran and Ukraine

Chinese response. China on Wednesday announced 50 percent tariffs on all U.S. imports in response to Washington’s imposition of 50 percent additional tariffs on...

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