Europe’s business elite rarely ventures into the political arena. That changed when Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury giant LVMH and Europe’s wealthiest man, broke his silence at a Paris shareholder meeting. His sharp critique of the European Union’s handling of…
The United States is the world’s largest economy, in terms of GDP, with a recent value of $27.72 trillion. What explains American economic success? The answer is quite simple: free markets that transcend local, state, and national lines. As the…
As I write this, I have no idea what the final structure of President Trump’s tariff policy will be. So far, it has been on-again, off-again. But some of the rhetoric of Mr. Trump and members of his administration has…
The American alcohol industry could be one of the biggest losers of the trade war with Canada and Europe. It’s also hitting areas of the country that voted Republican in droves during the 2024 election. Whiskey has become big bucks…
Last week Breitbart had an article covering a pair of interesting developments centered on the fashion industry and how market conditions are affecting international trade in that realm. Specifically, that President Trump’s heavy tariffs on China are very bad news…
While we in Berlin were allowed to witness the delirious wedding dance of the coalition of debt kings around Friedrich Merz, Washington offered the stage for a bizarre world theater. Theater mood held the stock exchanges in its grip, as…
On Inauguration Day, President Trump hit the deck running, knowing what he wanted to do immediately, knowing his powers would be at their highest. The country does not like all of it, but Trump has been true to his word….
Suffice it to say, author Gordon Chang has been around the block on the topic of China. His books include Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America, The Coming Collapse of China, China is Going to War, and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, among…
