Fight, fold or freeze: How should the world react to Trump's global trade gamble?

Fight, fold or freeze: How should the world react to Trump's global trade gamble?

Trump's Trade Policies Baffle Economic Forecasters

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), one of the UK’s central forecasters, prepared itself for President Trump’s tariff war – or at least partially.  At a presentation after Chancellor Reeves’ Spring Statement, OBR chair Richard Hughes admitted the fiscal watchdog’s central forecast risked being completely undermined by global events.  Hughes came up with three possible scenarios for what Trump could announce and how much pain the UK econo…

Global pharmaceutical supply chains: the impact of Trump’s Trade Policies

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor Flynn Murphy’s insightful analysis highlights the substantial risks posed by the Trump administration's trade policies to the stability and security of global pharmaceutical supply chains. Their analysis underscores the fragility of pharmaceutical supply chains, heavily dependent on decades of international cooperation and cross-border integration. Aggressive unilateral trade measures could significantly disru…