Trump’s new world order is based on pragmatism, not ideology

Trump’s trade barrage rattles global markets, triggering recession fears

The U.S. President’s trade war has pitched America’s average tariff rate from 2 per cent to above 20 per cent – a level last seen in the 1930s

New world order: Trump’s tariff attack sparks global recession fears

Trump’s full throated attack on globalisation, and the tariffs he duly imposed, mark the US’s departure from a global trading system it was instrumental in establishing. Now the question is how the world will react?

Trump’s tariffs: It’s the end of the world as we know it!

On Liberation Day +1, the Matts take stock of the maniac’s economic shake-up and what it means for the world and the UK in particular. Stripping away the theatre and bullsh*t, they hone in on what is really happening in Trump’s head and ask the late Ronald Reagan for an explainer about why the coming […]

What Happens When Trump’s Tariffs Collapse World Trade?

The US is now on course to abandon the world order it created. Global trade depends on the US protecting sea lanes, allowing imported goods and likewise supporting open markets around the planet. Global trade also depends on the dollar as a world...

Trump’s new world order is based on pragmatism, not ideology

The U.S. has gone from resisting the idea of a multipolar order to an attempt to dominate it on new terms: Less moralism, more realism.

April 2, 2025 will go down in history: the largest economic power is building trade barriers that the world has not seen in 100 years. The effect could be comparable to an oil crisis or pandemic. Instead of retaliating, Europe should now ask itself questions.