China keeps renminbi steady in first fix since Donald Trump’s tariffs
Traders had expected Beijing to weaken currency as markets reopen following weeklong holiday
https://www.ft.com/content/f7c....aa431-8dde-446e-b91b
“Trump does not rule out sending US troops to Gaza”
MilitaryNews just now: Trump is not ruling out sending U.S. troops to secure Gaza, saying in response to a reporter’s question: “As far as Gaza is concerned, we’ll do what is necessary. If it’s necessary, we’ll do that.” Naval deployment (open sourced) as of yesterday. Source: USNI, accessed 4 Feb 2025. Just offhand, I […]
https://econbrowser.com/archiv....es/2025/02/trump-doe
Trump’s 72 hours of tariff chaos signals high-stakes second term
US president’s brinkmanship with Canada and Mexico shows he is willing to take risks to get his way on the economy
https://www.ft.com/content/7da....5d310-917f-4ac5-b1cd
Soybeans, Again
You might well wonder why China didn’t retaliate against US soybean exports in the wake of Trump’s 10% tax on Chinese goods. Was it because heavy tariffs were already in place in response to the earlier Section 301 tariffs? No, given the Phase 1 of the trade deal (not that there was ever a Phase […]
https://econbrowser.com/archiv....es/2025/02/soybeans-
