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The world at the end of March is a very different place than in January, says David Skilling. And this is only the start of disruptive change in the global economic & geopolitical system

The world at the end of March is a very different place than in January, says David Skilling. And this is only the start of disruptive change in the global economic & geopolitical system

Beyond the economic & political disruption in the US, David Skilling has identified ten recent developments around the world that provide insights on emerging global dynamics

Beyond the economic & political disruption in the US, David Skilling has identified ten recent developments around the world that provide insights on emerging global dynamics

Canada is facing big bully threats. Cory Doctorow (a Canadian) says retaliatory tariffs are not the right response. He says, hit them where it will REALLY hurt. And maybe there are lessons here for us and others

Canada is facing big bully threats. Cory Doctorow (a Canadian) says retaliatory tariffs are not the right response. He says, hit them where it will REALLY hurt. And maybe there are lessons here for us and others

Capital Economics says the resulting surge in US inflation from the announced tariffs is going to 'come faster and be larger than we initially expected'

Capital Economics says the resulting surge in US inflation from the announced tariffs is going to 'come faster and be larger than we initially expected'

David Skilling says there is high potential for economic and geopolitical disruption in 2025. These ten developments in December provide a sense of what to expect

David Skilling says there is high potential for economic and geopolitical disruption in 2025. These ten developments in December provide a sense of what to expect

David Skilling notes investment is strengthening across advanced economies for economic & geopolitical reasons, with effects from commodity prices to macro policy & productivity growth

David Skilling notes investment is strengthening across advanced economies for economic & geopolitical reasons, with effects from commodity prices to macro policy & productivity growth

David Skilling says the strong USD is generating economic pressures around the world, with the potential for disruptive responses – reinforced by geopolitical rivalry

David Skilling says the strong USD is generating economic pressures around the world, with the potential for disruptive responses – reinforced by geopolitical rivalry

David Skilling says the spillovers from China’s growth model will create stresses across the global economy, with economic and geopolitical implications

David Skilling says the spillovers from China’s growth model will create stresses across the global economy, with economic and geopolitical implications

Four years on from the arrival of the pandemic, 2024 may be the first post-Covid year in which economies are operating in a (new) normal environment

Four years on from the arrival of the pandemic, 2024 may be the first post-Covid year in which economies are operating in a (new) normal environment

David Skilling has some thoughts on wild cards and risks not to worry too much about in what is likely to be another year of economic & political turbulence ahead

David Skilling has some thoughts on wild cards and risks not to worry too much about in what is likely to be another year of economic & political turbulence ahead

China’s new (old) mercantilist growth model will lead to economic and geopolitical pressures around the world. War by other means, says David Skilling

China’s new (old) mercantilist growth model will lead to economic and geopolitical pressures around the world. War by other means, says David Skilling

Pinelopi Goldberg considers the role that tariffs have played in undermining global cooperation and driving conflict

Pinelopi Goldberg considers the role that tariffs have played in undermining global cooperation and driving conflict

Wing Thye Woo explains why the US and China should seek to detach trade policy from technology and national-security issues

Wing Thye Woo explains why the US and China should seek to detach trade policy from technology and national-security issues

Pinelopi Goldberg warns that the new US approach to China, its main competitor, is deeply misguided and possibly dangerous

Pinelopi Goldberg warns that the new US approach to China, its main competitor, is deeply misguided and possibly dangerous

Pinelopi Goldberg touts an effective way for a high-tariff country like the US to do more to reduce costs for consumers. "Openness" and "globalisation" may have fallen out of political favour, but free trade remains sound economic policy

Pinelopi Goldberg touts an effective way for a high-tariff country like the US to do more to reduce costs for consumers. "Openness" and "globalisation" may have fallen out of political favour, but free trade remains sound economic policy