Tariffs and Inflation: Are Trade Wars Making Everything More Expensive?
In 2025, one question keeps surfacing in boardrooms, grocery store aisles, and central bank meetings: are tariffs fueling inflation? As nations around the world double down on protectionist policies, a growing body of evidence suggests that trade wars may be doing more than disrupting supply chains—they’re making everyday life costlier. Tariffs, often introduced as economic […]
2025 Trade Forecast: Will Protectionism Drive a Global Slowdown?
As we navigate through 2025, one economic question looms large: will rising protectionism trigger a global trade slowdown? From the U.S. and China to the EU, Brazil, and India, countries are turning increasingly inward. Protectionist rhetoric, tariff hikes, and industrial policies aimed at self-sufficiency are dominating political discourse. In this blog, we analyze the latest […]
Will Tariffs Fix the Trade Deficit? Myths vs. Reality
The debate over tariffs and trade deficits has surged back into the spotlight in 2025. With the U.S. reigniting a series of sweeping tariffs against China and other key trading partners, policymakers are again arguing that protectionist policies are the key to fixing America’s persistent trade imbalance. The logic, at first glance, seems intuitive: if […]
Europe’s Green Push: New ‘Green Tariffs’ Reshaping Trade, Industry & Emerging Economies
The world is witnessing a new kind of economic transformation—one powered by carbon reduction targets rather than fossil fuels. At the heart of this shift is the European Union, which through its European Green Deal, seeks to become the world’s first carbon-neutral continent by 2050. This ambitious goal is being driven by an aggressive legislative […]
2025 Flashback: Is Trump Repeating His 2018 Trade War Playbook—And Will It Work Again?
When Donald Trump imposed what he termed the “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, many observers raised an eyebrow. Was this just another hardball negotiating tactic, or the beginning of a full-scale trade war redux reminiscent of 2018–19? At the center lies a familiar playbook: tying national security to trade, threatening high tariffs—10% baseline and […]
Tariffs on the World Stage: How Trump’s National Security Rationale Could Redefine Global Trade
On April 2, 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14257—dubbed “Liberation Day”—imposing sweeping new tariffs under a national-security pretext. A universal 10% tariff on nearly all imports, scheduled to start April 5, paired with “reciprocal” tariffs up to 50% on targeted nations beginning April 9, marked the most aggressive intervention since the 1930s Smoot-Hawley […]
US China Trade Talks in London: Reviving Geneva Truce, Rare‑Earth Stakes & Global Supply‑Chain Stability
In early June 2025, London hosted a critical second round of US China trade negotiations, held over June 9–10 at Lancaster House. This high-stakes summit aimed to rekindle the Geneva truce, address sweeping tariffs, and untangle rare-earth export restrictions—which had grown from trade tools into strategic chokeholds threatening global supply chains. Over 20 hours of talks, […]
Message or Missile? Is the National Security Tariffs Argument a Tactical Bluff or Policy Shift?
In early 2025, former President Donald Trump reintroduced aggressive tariffs, citing national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act and even the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). With sweeping levies—ranging from 25% on auto imports to 50% on steel and aluminum, up to 145% on Chinese goods, and threats of 50% tariffs on […]
Inside the Beltway: How Congress, Lobbyists, and Think Tanks Are Shaping the Tariff Narrative
Washington, D.C., is once again the epicenter of global economic discourse. In 2025, President Donald Trump reignited the trade war flame, introducing sweeping new tariffs on Chinese, European, and Mexican imports. Unlike in his first term, the political fallout is unfolding in a dramatically altered landscape—with a divided Congress, louder think tanks, and a looming […]
Trade Talks Tracker: Are New Negotiations a Signal of Resolution or More Chaos?
In early 2025, President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies once again shook the foundations of global trade. With sweeping duties on imports from China, the European Union, and Mexico, markets worldwide have been in turmoil. From soybean farmers in Iowa to chipmakers in Taiwan and auto giants in Germany, the ripple effects are immediate and […]