US economic policymaking

Governments and central banks are out of policy ammunition to contain the economic fallout

Uncertainty about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is delaying investment decisions

Neither incompetence nor impulsiveness explains the US president’s decision to start a war

Miran’s view contradicted data showing that Americans are bearing the burden of paying for tariffs

The Trump administration wants a less globalised economy and a still pre-eminent greenback. Getting both won’t be easy

The proposed deal to weaken the US dollar would amount to a reordering of the international monetary system

Markets have been trained to expect lower rates at the first sign of volatility. Powell mustn’t give in to temptation.

The looming economic contraction will be unique in post-war America as the first directly caused by White House policy

The purity test for what counts as a US manufacturer in Trump’s trade war sets up a spiral towards absurdity in the auto sector