How the European Union could respond to Trump’s tariffs
Executive summary President-elect Trump has threatened to increase United States tariffs to 60 percent on imports from China and 10 percent to 20 percent on
Europe’s economic challenges discussed at the European Forum Alpbach
Introduction The European Forum Alpbach is an annual conference, staged since the 1940s in Austria, where the challenges faced by Europe and the European Union
The increasing cost of buying American
‘Buy national’ provisions serve as non-tariff barriers to trade and are often defended as tools for job creation and industrial policy. This column examines the
Estimating the Laffer tax rate on capital income: Cross-base responses matter
Capital income taxation is increasingly recognised as essential for addressing inequality, yet its effectiveness is often limited by behavioural responses. This column analyses French capital
Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria at Gulf bitcoin gathering
Key players in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture were among high-profile industry figures gathering at a bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday,
Allianz wants to redistribute three quarters of profit to shareholders
Germany’s Allianz said on Monday it plans to distribute at least three-quarters of its net profit to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks over the next
2024 is the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of
Brussels seeks more information on secret Google-Meta ads deal targeting teens, FT reports
European regulators have asked Google for more information about its now-scrapped secret advertising partnership with Instagram-parent Meta Platforms that ignored the search company’s rules on
China ready to go deeper into debt to counter Trump’s tariffs
In one of their most dovish statements in more than a decade, Chinese leaders signalled on Monday they are ready to deploy whatever stimulus is
Carbon tax reform: Fair, efficient, and budget-neutral
Carbon taxes are notoriously unpopular, but handing back carbon tax revenue as lump-sum dividends to all citizens as climate dividends is inefficient. This column investigates
