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
Despite U.S. President Trump’s trade pressure, Prime Minister Ishiba has held firm, constrained by politics and growing Japanese distrust of the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/04/japan-must-draw-trade-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #useconomy #japaneseeconomy #trade
Trade disputes, defense disagreements and diverging views on the Middle East have strained U.S.-Japan relations, casting doubt on the promised "golden age" under Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/01/japan/us-japan-golden-age-no-more/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #usjapanrelations #trade #useconomy #japaneseeconomy
Looks like Apollo is calling a recession for Summer 2025. The Trump crew is already trying to blame Biden, but that's 100% horseshit. From what I gather this is unlikely to be reversible so brace yourself in whichever ways you can. There are suggestions this one may be worse than 2008.
https://www.apolloacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/042625-ConsumerandFirms_v2.pdf (see page 4 for a summary of the timeline + expectation)
#USPol #USEconomy #recession #GreatRecession