Sanctioning China will work no better than sanctioning Russia
AS THE war between Israel and Hamas intensifies, global attention has largely shifted from Ukraine to Gaza. But while this is understandable...
From trade war to subsidy war
TO THE dismay of many economists, the administration of US President Joe Biden has retained most of its predecessor’s tariffs and trade...
EU agrees on retaliation to counter economic coercion
THE European Union has agreed to allow retaliation against countries that put undue economic pressure on EU members to change their policies...
Cambodia and Myanmar race to become the next apparel manufacturing hub
AS CHINA battled a wave of Covid-19 flare-ups over the past few months with strict control measures, the widespread disruption of business...
China tariff cut may not be the answer to Biden’s inflation woes
IT’S just about four years since the previous President Donald Trump slapped tariffs of up to 25 per cent on imports from...
As Biden weighs China tariff options, any move unlikely to ease inflation in a big way
The Biden administration’s planned rollback of tariffs on Chinese goods initially spurred excitement in the stock market, but there are signs that...