The New Age of Geoeconomics

The new age of geoeconomics

Donald Trump’s tariff threats are just part of a much wider shift. Gillian Tett explains why commerce is being subordinated to statecraft — and how we can adapt

Trump’s new Brazil tariffs could raise US beef prices

Because of droughts and increasing costs, beef buyers have relied more heavily on imports this year.

‘Enemy of the people’: Donald Trump’s tariff announcement sparks wild protests in Brazil

Brazilians have taken to the streets in protest of Donald Trump’s latest tariff move, burning effigies of the US President.

Why Trump’s attack on Brazil scares this Macquarie strategist

The group’s top currency and rates strategist says the president’s 50 per cent tariff on the South American nation represents a worrying pivot in the trade war.

Trump’s interests or US interests? Why Brazil tariff threats feel new.

Tariffs have become central to President Trump’s foreign policy playbook. But in his Brazil tariff threat, is he conflating his own personal interests with those of the United States?

Brazil's Lula: ‘We Can Survive Without the US’ After Trump Tariff Threat

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responded forcefully Thursday to US President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, vowing reciprocal measures and declaring that Brazil “can survive without trade with the United States.” The escalating trade dispute marks the first major pushback Trump has faced from a large economy since resuming […]