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Black-and-white portrait of Pope Francis waving with a gentle smile, symbolizing his pastoral approach and enduring legacy

The quite earthquake

Pope Francis (1936–2025) passed away on April 21, 2025, during Easter week. His death marked a profound pause for the Catholic Church

Shanghai skyline featuring the Oriental Pearl Tower under streaking clouds, symbolising China’s fast-paced economic activity and modern urban transformation

Silk, steel, and stimulus

As global markets tiptoe through tariff turbulence, China posts upbeat numbers—though the real story lies beneath the polished headline figures

Vintage 1905 political cartoon depicting American and German workers thriving while a British worker stands unemployed with his daughter, promoting tariff reform over free trade

The tariff mirage

Prompted by Duncan Weldon’s recent analysis in Engelsberg Ideas, this piece explores how Joseph Chamberlain’s tariff crusade failed to redefine Britain’s economic leadership

Stacked shipping containers with “125%” painted prominently on their sides, symbolizing newly announced U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports under Trump’s trade policy

A 125% performance: The theatre of trade tariffs

As tensions escalate over trade tariffs, China’s response to Trump’s moves seems more like a well-rehearsed act in a global theater. But beneath the drama, a real strategy is emerging

Multiple textile label rolls with fabric composition and care instructions, all prominently marked “Made in China,” highlighting China’s continued role in global manufacturing despite new U.S. tariffs

Chinese firms waltz past Washington’s trade walls

Chinese firms respond to sweeping U.S. tariffs with strategic overseas moves, flexible production, and minimal U.S. market exposure—while politely handing the import bill back to American consumers

Row of empty metal silos on a quiet U.S. soybean farm under partly cloudy skies, symbolizing halted agricultural exports amid trade tensions with China

Trump’s tariffs send markets into a tailspin

Commodities nosedived and Wall Street bled red as Trump’s tariffs provoked full-scale retaliation from China, deepening global recession fears and upending energy and agricultural markets

The American Flag hanging outside the New York Stock Exchange

Wall Street sours on Trump’s economic playbook

It took just two months for Donald Trump’s economic strategy to fall out of favor with Wall Street’s elite, Forbes reports, pointing to collapsing support and dismal policy review

A group of Chinese factory workers in blue uniforms assembling electronic components on a production line. The workers are focused on their tasks, surrounded by machinery and product trays. The factory is brightly lit, with multiple rows of workers engaged in assembly

Trade war escalation: China hits back at U.S. tariffs

China retaliates against U.S. trade policies with new tariffs, import bans, and business blacklists. Tensions between the two largest economies are intensifying, reshaping global trade dynamics