International Selection

The history of the 1980's is worth bearing in mind as we consider the potential global impact of the enormous tax cuts enacted by Trump and congressional Republicans last December. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

The Trump administration should make it clear to the Chinese that the US would end its tariffs if the Chinese stopped stealing American firms’ technology. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Fred Hickey, editor of the influential investment newsletter «The High-Tech Strategist», compares today’s state of the stock market with the peak of the dotcom bubble in the year 2000 and spots bright opportunities in the gold sector.

Three Scenarios have emerged as most likely. None of them involve a resolution in the very near-term. A column by Ethan Cramer-Flood.

While Russia’s annual growth rate is stuck at an anemic 1.5%, the annual civilian, legal, and other related costs of its military aggression are now at least 3-4% of GDP – or $45-60 billion. A column by Anders Åslund.

China's leadership should take Trump’s recent escalation as an opening to end the trade war, initiating a ceasefire that will enable the real peace negotiations to begin. A column by Minxin Pei.

Any effort to undermine international trade – a leading engine of global economic growth since the end of WWII – will inevitably impose high costs on everyone. A column by Anne O. Krueger.

Larry McDonald, Editor of the Bear Traps Report, predicts a full-blown crisis in the emerging markets and outlines why this also could offer some promising opportunities for investors.

Ethan Cramer-Flood, China expert with The Conference Board, on his pessimistic outlook for the trade negotiations between the US and China.

If China had a sustainable growth model underpinning a highly efficient economy, it might be able to afford a moderate arms race with the US. But it has neither. A column by Minxin Pei.

The US can and should greatly step up financial and logistical aid to help neighboring states deal with the overwhelming refugee problem. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Anat Admati, Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University warns that the too big to fail problem is not solved and that the financial system remains vulnerable.