That was the planned strategy by Trump all along. Yeah right! "US excludes smartphones, computers and other electronics imports supplied largely by China from reciprocal tariffs." reuters.com/markets/us-exc…

Record high Policy uncertainty in the US. Higher than during the Financial Crisis or COVID, both of which were associated with deep recessions. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USEPUIN…

"It's hard to picture this ending well" usatoday.com/story/money/ma… via USA TODAY

Time for the rest of the West to club together, by Hugo Dixon reuters.com/breakingviews/…

Για τις οικονομικές και πολιτικές προεκτάσεις της νέας Αμερικανικής προσέγγισης. Με τον antonis ellinas και τον Panikos Hadjipanayis στο 3ο του ΡΙΚ radio.rik.cy/show/prosopo-m… v6.cloudskep.com/rikaod/prosopo…

“pick any 3 random economists out of the phone book.” Worth listening to this 45 seconds plea by an economist Justin Wolfers to the president of the United States:

“In Trump’s vision the world is seen as a zero-sum game in which every transaction involves winners&losers. The movement of ideas, goods and people is therefore inherently suspect &international agreements, organisations&laws cannot be anything but a plot” on.ft.com/44smscT

“the White House has served up a display of policymaking so brazenly amateurish that it has struck shock and awe into bond markets” on which “the world’s financial system rests”.“As volatility rose, investors sold US Treasuries and the dollar.” ft.com/content/e7143a…

Silicon Valley has dictated the rules of the internet, shaping markets to serve its own interests. By breaking up Google’s advertising monopoly, Europe can show that democratic institutions, not monopolies, should shape our future. on.ft.com/42UHnUL by Daron Acemoglu Financial Times

"η ευρύτερη προσπάθεια για αύξηση της εισπραξιμότητας φόρων δεν πρέπει να επηρεαστεί από το όποιο προηγούμενο ενδεχομένως να δημιουργηθεί από ειδική μεταχείριση προς κόμματα, πολιτικούς παράγοντες, ή άλλες ειδικές περιπτώσεις" όπως τα ποδοσφαιρικά σωματεία politis.com.cy/politis-news/o…

Coming back from the brink of disaster. A success story? ft.com/content/47dca8…

"decision to sack BLS chief undermines faith in official data" on.ft.com/4leFoAQ

There is “a sustained erosion of conscientiousness, with the fall especially pronounced among young adults.’’ on.ft.com/4m2odn6

"big economies entering new period of fiscal dominance where central banks are under growing pressure to keep interest rates artificially low to offset the cost of record government borrowing" But there is no free lunch with substantial costs down the road on.ft.com/419IsHi