Politicians can make a mess of things, but policymakers typically seek to solve problems. Politicians proclaim a new cold war between China and the U.S.; policymakers see it as a dysfunctional historical period that must be led back to equilibrium. The Chinese are happy with their authoritarian system, the west isn’t going to give up democracy. That means the rules of engagement – meaning trade - must be reflective of those disparate systems. Since all capitalist and democratic societies are impacted the same way by China’s state-run economy, they can decide collectively a different approach than the current one and then implement it. It doesn’t require an unachievable WTO consensus but rather willful j...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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