Will Trump’s trade war usher in the end of dollar dominance?

Can the Brics end US hegemony in the Middle East?

Many hope that as the US dollar's ​​dominance starts to decline, its influence over the world, including the Arab world, will also decline

James York: We should embrace 'provenance' as an immovable economic requirement but too many Tories have forgotten why

James York is a member of the Beaconsfield Conservative Association and a policymaker in the insurance industry.  Provenance, Power and Position – lest we forget? In the great battle for modern ideological prominence, nothing could be more relevant than political stances on British Steel. Whilst all other major parties seem largely aligned on their support for nationalisation from its Chinese owners – the Conservative tones are far less supporti…

Trump's new scheme is 'the Beltway Swamp's dream'

First came the across-the-board tariffs, then the increases for specific targets, including China. Then we started hearing about White House-ordered exemptions, including for semiconductors for the tech industry, though there were hints they might be revisited over time. It took no time for people to notice that the same Big Tech folks who were paying into Donald Trump’s inauguration and standing with him were benefiting. It turns out that a tho…

Trump on a precipice as markets write dollar's eulogy

TOKYO – The latest eulogy for the US dollar writes itself. As Donald Trump’s White House decouples the US from a global trade system it dominates, the

The Death of Globalization

by Jim Rickards, Daily Reckoning: With so much attention focused on U.S. stock markets, it seems timely to pivot away from stocks for the moment and consider the global perspective. Globalization may be dying in terms of trade and supply chains, but financial markets are inextricably linked in ways that relatively few understand. King Dollar […]