Global Roundup

Seven truths about trade

Beneath all the tariff craziness — the taxes on islands inhabited only by penguins, the pseudo-profound mathematical definition of “reciprocal”,
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Trump’s policies are eroding the dollar’s global dominance

In 2022, Joshua Aizenman explored the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) currency swap lines in his paper, concluding with a prescient
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Trumping the tariff challenge

Liberation day came and went. The story of the day was in a single placard. The placard had the message
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Four takeaways from Raisina Dialogue on contemporary geopolitics

India’s most popular annual conference on international affairs, the Raisina Dialogue, concluded its 10th edition successfully on 19 March 2025,
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Trump’s tariff wars: The intended and the unintended consequences

This week, the new US president addressed the US Congress in what turned out to be the longest speech in
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When being the China alternative isn’t enough

Being “not China” may have been the easy part. A big tout for manufacturing in several important Asian economies was
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How Trump has flipped American foreign policy

US President Donald Trump made headlines with his wild foreign policy moves such as by laying a claim to Panama
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Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’: The shifting sands of global trade

While recent headlines have focused on India’s increased procurement of defence equipment and energy resources from the US, a far
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RBI talks about geopolitical ripple effects on Indian economy

In recent years, geopolitical tensions have emerged as a significant global concern, profoundly influencing economies worldwide. Geopolitics plays a pivotal
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Europe’s string of setbacks could result in a knock-on effect on Indian equities

The French government was felled by a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, December 4. This setback was the latest in a
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