As the fourth most traded product globally, electronic components have become essential to most industries. The sector, which ...

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Economists have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, which kicked into its highest gear yet on Wednesday, is likely to hurt Americans more than it will any other country. Taxing all ...

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The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive for businesses and consumers. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen reports on global ...

On this episode of The Long View, Neil Shearing, Group Chief Economist at Capital Economics and author, breaks down why he believes that the world is not deglobalizing, what he sees for the US and ...

The reciprocal tariffs announced last week have introduced great uncertainty to the global economy. As stocks plummet and fears of recession increase, it is clear that no sector is spared from the ...

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. Hours before Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping in South Korea last week, I sat down with Dani Rodrik, an ...

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Discover the key causes of the 2008 financial crisis, including leverage, risk, and valuation, and learn how such upheavals impact the global economy.