China may yet find itself ensnared in a kind of economic Thucydides trap: attempting to surpass an incumbent hegemon bent on keeping it down — and never quite succeeding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/can-chinas-economy-catch-up-to-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chineseeconomy #useconomy #trade #tariffs
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AI stocks waver as ‘Big Short’ investor bets against Palantir, Nvidia
That was from the Washington Post late last night (Tues Nov 4) Eastern time.
This morning (US time), the update is the bet was $1.1 billion
Gift article
https://wapo.st/3WEdZhL
AI stocks waver as ‘Big Short’ investor bets against Palantir, Nvidia
That was from the Washington Post late last night (Tues Nov 4) Eastern time.
This morning (US time), the update is the bet was $1.1 billion
Gift article
https://wapo.st/3WEdZhL
By relying on tariffs and subsidies, the United States is now paying the price for underestimating how tightly its economy is bound to the rest of the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/22/world/supply-chain-economics-and-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chinausrelations #chineseeconomy #useconomy #tariffs #trade #supplychains
The global economy faces mixed prospects, with advanced countries struggling under debt and aging populations, while emerging markets show growing signs of strain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/14/world/is-the-global-economy-resiliant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #useconomy #chineseeconomy #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade
Despite concerns over U.S. tariffs and global trade disruptions, the dollar remains dominant in global finance, with the Chinese yuan gaining ground but still far from challenging its supremacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/the-us-dollar-is-not-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #usdollar #forex #currencies #useconomy #globaleconomy
Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade
The U.S. under Trump has revived mercantilist trade policies to favor American industry, but China is outpacing the U.S. by aggressively exporting its overcapacity and dominating future-critical industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/29/us-will-lose-the-mercantilism-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #us #china #trade #useconomy #chineseeconomy
Every fifth person pursuing a STEM career in the U.S. is foreign-born. Many will be already weighing rival offers pitching for young talent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/world/us-h-1b-visa-reset-to-hurt-colleges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #immigration #h1bvisas #workers #useconomy #india
Let’s salute the landmark currency agreement of 40 years ago. Getting such a deal today would be a mighty struggle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/japan/the-plaza-accord-still-the-gold-standard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #plazaaccord #jamesbaker #usdollar #yen #japaneseeconomy #useconomy #currencies
Voters may still trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issues, but their net disapproval of the administration’s initiatives points to a larger political problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/20/world/white-house-economys-worst-enemy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #useconomy #trade #tariffs
Trump’s focus on commerce and personal negotiation style suggests he favors a “grand bargain” with China, even if that means sidelining traditional security concerns like Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/12/world/a-look-at-trumps-china-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #donaldtrump #chinausrelations #taiwan #indopacific #chineseeconomy #useconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic policies during his second term — including sweeping tariffs — risk triggering long-term damage to U.S. competitiveness, trust in the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/economic-cost-of-trumps-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #useconomy #tariffs #trade #usdollar
Trump’s tariff-heavy trade revolution has defied early economic doomsday predictions but triggered global realignments and raised questions about the long-term cost to American power and prosperity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/world/doomsayers-wrong-on-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #useconomy #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
Investors love the trade deal Tokyo struck with Trump. Now for the nagging details. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/29/japan/more-japan-deal-mysteries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #tade #useconomy #japaneseeconomy
The U.S. currency’s uncharacteristic behavior is another reason for Fed Chair Powell to ignore President Donald Trump and stay cautious on rate cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/27/world/fed-should-tread-carefully-with-strange-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #inflation #tariffs #moneysupply #donaldtrump #useconomy
Trump’s aggressive tariff threats seemed effective because markets expected him to back down, but as investors grow numb, the risk rises he’ll follow through, triggering the economic harm his threats were meant to avoid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/world/calling-americas-tariff-bluff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #useconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trading
Since the Sino-U.S. trade conflict began in 2018, China has used it to strengthen self-reliance, sharpen its strategies and turn Donald Trump’s tariffs into fuel for its long-term global resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/17/world/china-winning-trumps-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #trade #tariffs #chineseeconomy #useconomy
As the U.S. pulls back, China claims to defend free trade and multilateralism but hasn’t matched its words with real action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/11/world/china-a-defender-of-free-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #freetrade #chineseeconomy #useconomy #globaleconomy #geoeconomicbriefing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s concentration of power in the executive branch will lead to further trade friction, more corruption and less predictability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/07/world/future-of-us-economic-policymaking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ieepa #donaldtrump #joebiden #tariffs #us #useconomy #usjapanrelations #geoeconomicbriefing