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China to waive tariffs on some US soybeans, pork
Trump upbeat on trade talks, Beijing presses tariff cut demand
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MTR expects protest-related costs to reach HK$1.6 billion
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Postponed Hong Kong Open to be held in January, say organizers
Police chief urges citizens to keep Sunday protest peaceful
MTR expects protest-related costs to reach HK$1.6 billion
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Postponed Hong Kong Open to be held in January, say organizers
Police chief urges citizens to keep Sunday protest peaceful
MTR expects protest-related costs to reach HK$1.6 billion
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Indian police kill four rape-murder suspects, draw cheers
Suu Kyi courts home audience in trip to The Hague
WB approves US$1 bln annual loans to China amid US objections
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Indian police kill four rape-murder suspects, draw cheers
Suu Kyi courts home audience in trip to The Hague
WB approves US$1 bln annual loans to China amid US objections
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China warns US over Uighur bill
China suspends US military visits to HK, sanctions US-based NGOs
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Daniel Lacalle
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Will Merkel’s climate plan work?
Daniel Lacalle
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Sep 23, 2019 11:51am
A few months ago we commented that there will be no energy transition without competitiveness. Given the proposal of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition to carry out another huge green plan, the European Union faces...
A currency war will only weaken growth
Daniel Lacalle
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Aug 13, 2019 10:40am
A few months ago many of us read about the conspiracy theory of “the nuclear option”, according to which China could generate a huge debt crisis in the United States and destroy the US economy if...
The Fed’s unnecessary rate cut
Daniel Lacalle
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Jul 31, 2019 10:55am
If there is anything that is evident it is that the United States does not need a rate cut. With the economy growing at 2.1 percent, unemployment at 3.6 percent, 170,000 jobs being created per month, and...
Greece: Defeat of populism at the hands of reality
Daniel Lacalle
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Jul 11, 2019 10:40am
The defeat of Alexis Tsipras in Greece is the loss of those who came to power promising that two plus two would equal twenty-two, of paper promises and policies that harm those that they pretend to...
Forget the G20, global manufacturing recession is here
Daniel Lacalle
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Jul 2, 2019 10:28am
The G20 summit has not generated unexpected or significant headlines, and is certainly not a catalyst for real change in the global economic trends. The United States and China have only agreed to postpone tariff increases,...
Why the US doesn’t need a rate cut now
Daniel Lacalle
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Jun 20, 2019 10:25am
The United States does not need a rate cut now. Consumer confidence is high, unemployment is low and Treasury yield is at 2.1 percent, while credit to the economy and corporate financing are also holding up....
Much more than a trade war
Daniel Lacalle
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Jun 14, 2019 11:05am
In recent weeks we have been reading a lot about the so-called trade war. The matter is better described as a negotiation between the largest consumer and the largest supplier with important political and even moral...
The ECB’s monetary trap
Daniel Lacalle
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May 31, 2019 10:44am
The European Central Bank continues to disproportionately inflate the debt bubble of the Eurozone, while the economic slowdown of the main European economies worsens. What was designed as a tool for governments to buy time in...
Rare earths are no weapon in a trade war
Daniel Lacalle
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May 24, 2019 11:10am
Rare earth reserves are not a trade war game-changer. Here’s why: 1. There are abundant reserves. The US has several years of its annual consumption in domestic reserves and can also use alternative sources. 2. Most...
Trade war: An excuse to sell?
Daniel Lacalle
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May 14, 2019 11:40am
We have been warning for months about the excessively optimistic expectations on a possible trade agreement between China and the US. The reality is that an agreement was not going to change the trend of the...
Eurozone slowdown is worse than the global one
Daniel Lacalle
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Apr 23, 2019 10:55am
In recent days, one of the most repeated messages among European financial analysts has been this: “we are in a global slowdown“. The sentence, however, hides important nuances and very relevant differences. The European Union suffers a...
Back to fundamentals
Daniel Lacalle
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Mar 5, 2019 10:13am
If we look at the key macroeconomic data published in recent weeks, the word that mostly comes to mind is “disappointing”. The slowdown in the eurozone is evident and more pronounced than what even the most...
Europe is losing the technology race. Here is why.
Daniel Lacalle
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Feb 18, 2019 3:14pm
If we analyze the ranking of the main technological companies (2017), there is not a single European entity among the top fifteen. The vast majority are North American and Chinese companies. If we go to the...
The New Green Deal is just old white elephants
Daniel Lacalle
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Feb 12, 2019 10:08am
What happens when politicians see that their monster stimuli have not delivered? They bring the next rabbit out of a hat. They need a new name and a new magic solution to make citizens believe in...
Venezuela – A case of socialist organized theft
Daniel Lacalle
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Jan 28, 2019 10:47am
Much has been written about the economic disaster perpetrated by the Maduro-Chavez regime in Venezuela. The magnitude of it is simply difficult to match. A sad global example of how to destroy a rich country. The...
Liquidity and low rates, wrong solutions for the wrong diagnosis
Daniel Lacalle
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Jan 21, 2019 11:45am
Recent macro data from the leading economies point to a widespread slowdown. What is more concerning is not just a logical moderation in the path of growth, but acceleration in the weakening of economies that were...
The ECB’s quantitative easing failure
Daniel Lacalle
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Dec 17, 2018 1:28pm
The main reason why the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program has failed is that it started from a wrong diagnosis of the eurozone’s problem – that the European problem was a demand and liquidity issue,...
Brexit: A deal that pleases no one
Daniel Lacalle
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Nov 21, 2018 12:22pm
The agreement announced between the British government and the European Union has been received in the United Kingdom with criticism from all sides. The defenders of staying in the European Union consider it very negative, of...
US midterm elections: few changes, similar challenges
Daniel Lacalle
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Nov 12, 2018 11:36am
The midterm elections in the United States have produced a result that was very similar to what the surveys estimated. The “blue wave”, an overwhelming victory by the Democratic Party that was predicted by some, did...
The next financial crisis
Daniel Lacalle
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Nov 2, 2018 12:33pm
We have been reading numerous comments recently about a forthcoming recession and the next crisis, particularly on the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The question is not whether there will be a crisis,...
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