Commodities
President Donald Trump, as anticipated, signed an executive memorandum that would impose tariffs on up to US$60 billion in Chinese imports on Thursday. Unlike the earlier tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports signed earlier this month, the latest tariffs are designed to specifically punish China unfair trade practices with the U.S. […]
... written on Mar 23 2018One of the reasons why North America, particularly United States of America, has reigned supreme for nearly a century as the world’s strongest and biggest economy is because of its consumption-based economy. Although some may argue that production, not consumption, is the true source of wealth, U.S.’ consumption-driven society is one of the main contributors. […]
... written on Mar 22 2018In what appears to be a rerun of Malaysia-vs-North Korea episode, Britain has threatened to take action against Russia for allegedly unleashing chemical attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury. Theresa May had earlier issued Russian President Vladimir Putin 24 hours to respond to claims that Russia was responsible. […]
... written on Mar 14 2018Unless you’ve been living under a rock this year, you should know that Saudi billionaire Alwaleed has been released. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was released in January, more than 2 months after he was taken into custody in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. A senior Saudi official said Alwaleed was freed after he reached a […]
... written on Mar 13 2018On paper, Cohn seemed to be the perfect choice for Trump. The U.S. president called Gary Cohn his “top economic adviser”. That song of praise alone would melt even anti-Trump haters. However, in reality, both Cohn and Trump were just too different in terms of ideology and foreign policy. Hence, the news that Cohn has […]
... written on Mar 07 2018Trump has started World Trade War by imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminium imports. Since then, he has been waiting for retaliations – from both friends and foes. So far China, supposedly the biggest culprit who has been accused of dumping the metals on American soil, has declared they do […]
... written on Mar 05 2018Sometimes, it pays not to be in the top-10. And it certainly pays to stroke the back of the world’s most powerful man, especially if he’s a narcissist. China can now heave a sigh of relief. As expected, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on steel imports […]
... written on Mar 02 2018Forget steel or aluminium. As President Trump finds that it’s not as easy as a walk in the park to punish China for dumping cheap steel and aluminium on American soil – without slapping the same tariffs on allies such as Canada or European Union – his administration may have found to way to punish […]
... written on Feb 23 2018Donald Trump is learning the hard way that as the POTUS, he isn’t actually the most powerful man on planet Earth. That title, arguably, could easily belong to Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping, or even the notorious Kim Jong-un. As the Commander-in-Chief, his commands to launch nuclear strikes on North Korea could still be rejected […]
... written on Feb 21 2018Brent crude oil is struggling to stay above US$60 while WTI crude oil has already gone below that level. It’s a matter of time before this psychology level is tested. When the Brent couldn’t hold above US$60 a barrel anymore, all hell will break loose. It took Brent 42 days to skyrocket from US$62 to […]
... written on Feb 15 2018
