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President Trump’s Asia Trip – Not Trade but the New Cold War
President Trump’s Asia Trip – Not Trade but the New Cold War Investment Conclusion The trade result of President Trump’s Asian trip is to dial us back to where we were in February of this year as measured by tariffs. Some of the US “wins” need further evidence. For exam…
Global Shipping: US Titan or Titanic?
Global Shipping - The US: Titan or Titanic Summary Shipping is like dark matter in the Universe. It keeps things expanding smoothly. It runs hypothetically in the background of world affairs like dark matter and energy in the universe. It prevents (stellar or earthly)…
President Trump’s Putin Pivot
President Trump’s Putin Pivot Investment Conclusion Trump’s Pivot on Putin is probably due to a sense of personnel betrayal. This is likely to make it more durable than if it was based on a moral policy vision. The pivot has the potential to change the battlefield in …
Peter Lewis, Money Talk:
Peter Lewis: Money Talk.with David Roche. What is the significance to markets of Trump’s week of Pronouncements on tariffs. Here we discuss the economic significance of tariffs and for how long markets can ignore them.
RTHK: The Close - Business and Market Discussion with Carolyn Wright, David Roche and Richard Harris
RTHK The Close: Carolyn Wyat, Richard Harris, and David Roche talk about what China data is telling us about the effect of tariffs. Then we explain why markets will ignore the latest Trump pronouncements for a short whike but not forever,
RTHK: The Close: are tariffs old news?
Markets getting used to tariffs - The case for and agaist. What FOMC ‘s Waller says.
NDTV India: Tariffs & Why Trump will escalate & Potential Russian Escalation which would matter to markets
Three ideas: Trump is more likely to escalate than de-escalate after the International Trade Court ruling. What does this mean for markets. And the escaltion of Russian hostilities in Europe - one to watch and which markets are ignoring
The Phoney Peace?
The Phoney Peace? Investment Conclusion The market reaction to reduced US-China tariffs is unwarranted. The S&P 500 has clawed back all of its post Liberation Day losses and is only 5% below its peak. The existing tariffs and uncertainty will do a lot more…
Peter Lewis Money Talk
An in-depth discussion of Trump policies on Tariffs and Alliances. Mark Nicholsen, Barry Woods, Peter Lewis and David Roche discuss: has uncertainty peaked? Why no damage yet to US economy? The delay factor inherent in disruption to supply chains. The future of the US$ safe have…