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... Read More
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22 Oct 25
Global Shipping: US Titan or Titanic?
#Tariffs#Shipping Lanes#Shipping#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#China Tariffs#Container Shipping#US & China Port Tariffs
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)... Read More
19 Oct 25
Odd bins
#China Plenum#France#China Stimulus#Trump Policy#US-China Trade War#US-China Trade Relations#Shipping#Ukraine War#China Communist Party#Trump - Putin Call#China Tariffs#Ukraine Russian Ceasefire#China Trade War#Container Shipping#Ukraine. President Zelensky#France Sovereign Debt Crisis#Trump Ukraine Rhetoric#France-Lecornu#Asset Bubbles Burst-Corrrection or Catastrophe?#CCP China Party Plenum
Odd bins. Investment Conclusion When the bubble bursts, will it be a correction or a catastrophe? Preview and thoughts next. Increase exposure to safe haven assets (see Wealth Preservation Portfolio (WPP) at the end). AUD and SGD longs are being added to the WPF. Read More
15 Jul 25
President Trump’s Putin Pivot
#Tariffs#Trade Wars#US-China Trade War#Trade War#Ukraine War#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#EU-US Trade War#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs#Russia’s Illegal War in Ukraine
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 ... Read More
13 May 25
The Phoney Peace?
#Tariffs#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#China Tariffs#Fentanyl tariffs
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... Read More
02 May 25
China Spokesperson Statement on US Tariff Talks
China Spokesperson Statement on US Tariff Talks This is the statement (translated) this morning" “China has noted the repeated statements from senior US officials expressing a willingness to negotiate with China on tariff issues. At the same time, the US side has r... Read More
20 Apr 25
On a Train in China
#Tariffs#China Stimulus#US-China Trade War#People's Bank of China (PBoC)#US-China Trade Relations#PBoC (People's Bank of China)#China Renminbi#Economy (China)#US-China#Trump's 100 Policy Blitz.China GDP#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs
On a Train in China Investment Conclusion The US confrontation with China will escalate further. China has escalatory dominance. And the confrontation is an opportunity for Beijing to pursue other goals left by the vacuum of US soft power withdrawal and the injury cause... Read More
14 Apr 25
The Weaponisation of Economics - (Part 1: The Escalation Ladder Viewed from China)
#Tariffs#Escalation#Ladder Of Escalation#Trump Tariffs.#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs
Investment Conclusion Here’s the thing! You do not have to speculate about the fate Chinese holdings of US Treasuries to work out how the trade war will cause a US recession and a fiscal crisis. Just take a look at trade war “escalation dominance” from China’s perspectiv... Read More
11 Apr 25
US - China Trade War - Re-Assessment of Damage and Possible Spillovers.
#Tariffs#Trump Tariffs.#Tariffs China Mexico Canada#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs
Re-Assessment of Tariff Damage and the Spillovers to Expect. Yesterday i wrote to you after the initial Trump volte face on the imposition of reciprocal tariffs (postponed for 90 days) and the imposition of 125% tariffs on China. I calculated that the average US tariff w... Read More
11 Apr 25
US - China Trade War - Re-Assessment of Damage and Possible Spillovers.
#Tariffs#Trump Tariffs.#Tariffs China Mexico Canada#US Tariffs#Remedial Tariffs#Reciprocal Tariffs#Trump Tariffs and Treaty Destruction#China Tariffs
Re-Assessment of Tariff Damage and the Spillovers to Expect. Yesterday i wrote to you after the initial Trump volte face on the imposition of reciprocal tariffs postponed for 90 days and the imposition of 125% tariffs on China. I calculated that the average US tariff was... Read More
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