EU politics
Politico – EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Let’s see whether when it comes down to it, Von Der Leyen is really prepared to take on Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Read the article HERE.
Tariffs
Finance
Politico – European carmakers in crossfire of US-EU trade war
German automanufacturers are facing the perfect storm – falling behind China technologically, and having their access to the US market reduced. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Dominik A. Leusder – US Trade Policy Toward China Endangers the Green Transition
‘Last week, China responded to new US tariffs with a ban on exporting rare earth minerals. While both countries’ leaders engage in great power rivalry, they risk imperiling the green transition, which will rely on […]
EU politics
Robert Basedow – What does a second Trump presidency mean for EU and UK trade policy?
The economic relationship between the US and Europe is likely to become more geopolitical, protectionist and fraught. Robert Basedow is an Associate Professor for International Political Economy in the European Institute of the London School […]
Finance
Politico – China sues the EU over EV duties
The EU has hiked tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 8 to 35 per cent. Beijing is taking a lawsuit to the WTO “to safeguard the development interests of the electric vehicle industry and global […]
Geopolitics
Politico – EU’s game plan for Trump trade war: ‘Hit back fast and hard’
The EU has a plan to respond to tariff’s imposed by a Trump administration if he wins the election in a couple of weeks’ time. Whether it will work or not is another matter. Read […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Welcome to Tariff Land: The Retreat of ‘Free Trade’
The return of protectionist policies in the United States and Europe shows that free trade ‘values’ were only strong while the West was winning. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures […]
EU politics
Al Jazeera – EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles
The EU is mirroring the United States’ tariff policy on Chinese electric vehicles, despite Germany’s opposition. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Great Green Wall
Insightful analysis of Biden’s new tariffs on China. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.