US president-elect Donald Trump called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” during his campaign for re-election. Judging by his now well-known character and first-term record, he is certain to walk his talk after his inauguration on January 20 and impose tariffs across the board on all goods imported into the United States. Amid … Read more
The Biden administration has finalised a deal to give Intel nearly US$7.9 billion in federal grants, the largest direct subsidy from a programme to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The agreement for the struggling chipmaker, smaller than an earlier proposed award, means that Intel can begin receiving funds as it hits negotiated benchmarks on projects in … Read more
Increased pressure on the European Union to pick sides between the United States and China when Donald Trump returns to power could widen the bloc’s internal divisions, a panel discussion heard on Sunday. In recent years the bloc has increasingly focused on the competitive aspects of the relationship – having dubbed Beijing a systemic rival … Read more
Donald Trump has promised to bring the war in Ukraine to a swift conclusion. Yet as Benjamin Martill explains, it remains far from certain what the lasting implications of Trump’s approach will be for both Ukraine and the European security order. The United States and its “nuclear umbrella” have been central to the European security … Read more
Unsurprisingly, after a major election that will influence the Western world, the election of Donald Trump resulted in a flood of PR releases and contacts to tell me how this will influence the economy, Europe and the world. Some even got more specific, talking about how it will change fintech and cryptocurrencies. Let’s take a … Read more
