Since Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in January 2025, “Trumponomics” has redefined U.S. economic policy through a lens of protectionism and economic nationalism. Central to this strategy are aggressive tariffs, including a universal 10% tariff on all imports, effective April 5, 2025, and targeted rates as high as 245% on Chinese goods. By May 2025, these measures have catalysed a seismic shift in global … Continue reading Trumponomics
Impact on OPEC of changes in the market for Oil According to The Organisations of Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC), just under 80% of the world’s crude oil reserves are located within OPEC nations. Countries such as China and India rely heavily on OPEC for a steady flow of oil. This has fuelled significant growth in industry and technology seen in these nations over recent years. … Continue reading OPEC and the Changing Oil Market
Trump and Bitcoin: How his policies and influence shape the Crypto market INTRODUCTION: Bitcoin is a popular cryptocurrency created in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto (whose actual identity remains unknown). It is the first decentralised cryptocurrency, based on a free-market ideology. Put simply, when you buy Bitcoin, the transaction is noted in the blockchain, which is a digital ledger that ensures transparency and verification of transactions. … Continue reading Trump and Bitcoin
‘We need Greenland for national security purposes,’ declared President Donald Trump in a press conference on January 7th, a move shrouded in controversy that angered the EU, Denmark, and other rivals such as China and Russia. A closer look shows that his goal is much bigger than just spending almost $70 billion to buy a huge, mostly empty hunk of ice. Firstly, this was … Continue reading What is Trump’s Obsession with Greenland?
The economic theory suggests that when central banks cut interest rates, bond yields decline. Interest rates are the annual return investors receive from a bond. If the central banks issue new bonds at a lower rates, existing bonds – which yield a relatively higher return – will be received with higher market demand, thereby driving up bond prices. Consequently, their yield, defined as the quotient … Continue reading The US Bond Market Puzzle: Higher Yields Amid Cuts
Natural disasters bring about economic shocks that extend beyond immediate physical damage. Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which recently hit Florida, disrupted vital industries like energy and trade. These events have had ripple effects that impacted employment, consumer spending, and supply chains within the U.S. Given Florida’s significant economic role, these natural disasters reached beyond the national level, sending shockwaves through global financial markets. Insurance Market … Continue reading How Natural Disasters Can Disrupt Economies: Helene and Milton
The anticipated robotaxi platform from Tesla represents far more than an advancement in autonomous vehicle technology—it stands as a direct competitive threat to established rideshare leaders Uber and Lyft. Through its advancing Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities, which Tesla claims will soon reach widespread implementation, the company continues its mission to transform transportation through automation. The emergence of fully autonomous services poses sweeping implications for traditional … Continue reading Robocab Revolution
Throughout American history, trade policy in the United States has oscillated between periods of protectionism and free trade. Protectionism is a form of economic policy that involves reducing international trade through the imposition of tariffs and other barriers to imported goods in order to support domestic production. Tariffs, the most widely known form of such a policy, are taxes on imported goods that a government … Continue reading The Revival of US Protectionism
The launch of Uber in 2009, heralded the birth of the so called “Gig Economy” involving the exchange of labour and resources through a digital platform that could actively match buyers (riders in the case of Uber) with sellers (the drivers). On such platforms, workers perform smaller jobs, commonly referred to as ‘gigs’, instead of, or perhaps on top of, a full-time job and are … Continue reading Does the gig economy support sustainable economic growth?
Sports leagues across the world are structured into several different forms, with one of the most notable being leagues with a draft. Predominantly found in the US, draft leagues involve the selection of up and coming university players by professional teams once a year. The team who finished last in the previous year is given the first pick from the player pool and thus end … Continue reading To what extent are drafted sports leagues fair?
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