Economy
Supreme court ruling on Trump's tariffs

The US Supreme Court has delivered a blow to Trump by declaring most of the tariffs he has imposed since “Liberation Day” last April to be unconstitutional. This has raised

Donald Trump declared that April 2, 2025 – the beginning of a massive trade war against friend and foe – was “Liberation Day.” “Reciprocal tariffs” were imposed on countries around

100 minutes was all that was needed for the two ‘strongmen’ heads of the world’s main superpowers to agree a one-year truce in their long-running trade war. The surprisingly brief

Stock markets in the US are reaching record levels led by the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech giants, with hundreds of billions being invested in new energy and water-hungry datacenters, and trillions

The TikTok deal – if there will be a deal – is an important element in the wider conflict between Donald Trump’s government and the Chinese regime. Using a military

A popular meme of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is doing the rounds. Trump tells Xi, “I hold the cards”, and Xi replies, “The cards were made in China”. According

The ‘negotiations’ that have taken place since April, and earlier, have been characterized by mafia diplomacy.
Trump may very well light the spark that ignites a recession, but economic downturns are baked into the capitalist system no matter what Trump does
‘Liberation Day’ nightmare is scaled back for 90 days but what comes next?
Statement on World Perspectives by ISA’s International Political Committee