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We are now entering the seriously ‘lose-lose’ part of the trade war, where economic rationality has gone out of the window and parties dig in. While the damage accumulates and is nearing a tipping point, which party is going to blink first is determined by politics. China has the advantage in that department, and it […]

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So far, the trade war with China, which has been fought on a host of misconceptions, has not produced serious economic consequences for the US economy and markets. But after the latest escalation, that benign outcome can no longer be guaranteed. Any further escalation risks doing serious damage to the US markets and economy. The […]

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There are compelling reasons to assume that the U.S. goals in the trade dispute with China go way beyond just trade. The real goal is likely to slow the economic and technological rise of its main economic rival. With this becoming clearer and with recent escalations, there is no easy way out and the Trump […]

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It is difficult to see the Chinese caving to the demands of the Trump government, which seem to involve a wholesale change of China’s economic model. Either some middle ground is found or we risk a serious escalation with multiple risks to the state of the world economy, with many known and unknown facilities. The […]

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Either President Trump wants to be able to announce a victory, or we are witnessing the first innings of a hegemonic clash between the existing and rising superpower. If the first scenario is correct, we could have a deal pretty soon, which might still arrive in time to revive the markets before the rot sets […]

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The US economy has created as much wealth as any advanced economy, if not more so, but many have been left out of this wealth creation altogether. Trade has been blamed for this, but the experience of some other, more open economies show that this doesn’t have to be the case. While trade and technology […]

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China has a reputation for being a currency manipulator, having mercantilist trade practices, glaring disrespect for IP and depending on exports for growth. While these things were all true in the recent past, today much of this doesn’t hold much water anymore and in other fields there have been real improvements. Denying this progress and […]

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For now, it has paid off buying the dips induced by increasing trade tensions. But as the economic damage of every new round of escalation increases, one can’t count on that to continue. The next escalation will present a binary option, and we think it’s wise to raise a little cash in advance. Source: Investors […]

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Assuming rational actors, a further escalation in the US trade war with China doesn’t make sense, as the upside is limited and the potential downside rather large. It is rational only if one assumes the US believes the damage to China is much bigger and so it will be the first to cave. It could […]

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The US government wants the Chinese to respect US intellectual property and a lower bilateral trade deficit. Unleashing a trade war isn’t likely to bring these goals closer, in fact it could very well result in the opposite. It risks doing great damage to the US and world economy and denies the considerable progress China […]

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