A key takeaway from Trump's threatened tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico is that the quid quo pro for not enacting / removing them is not necessarily better terms of trade. It is whatever Trum… (View Post)

The number of X users has been falling over recent years while the number of Instagram users has been growing. I don't doubt Zuckerberg is trying to suck up to Trump, but Twitter isn't a se… (View Post)

They'll manage to have a civil war in a parliamentary party that can currently fit into a black cab. Their problem is that Farage, as much as I don't like him, is the moderate wing of the g… (View Post)

For what it's worth, and my work is closely tied to the gilt market, I don't think we are at economic crisis levels. Most of the rise in yields has been global (US led) in nature with some … (View Post)

Trump wants a legacy. He has overarching power in foreign affairs and use of the army as Commander in Chief. And he has implicitly or explicitly threatened two NATO allies so far. His ally Musk has t… (View Post)