
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening

With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening

There is general agreement that a currency’s safe-haven status can be gauged by its response to changes in financial

COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability. The

Loss of confidence in the US dollar’s reserve currency status could trigger a collapse of the US Treasury market

Africa is bracing for a consumer and manufacturing boom. It won’t come with the snap of a finger. The

The 2025 US tariff increases varied significantly across most economies. This column argues that the economic impact of these

Despite years of regional integration efforts, African countries trade more with Europe and Asia than with each other. This

When wealth or income suddenly increases (‘easy money’), this may be directed towards unproductive ‘easy spending’. This column explores

The euro area faces persistently weak productivity growth alongside a sustained trade surplus and a trendless real exchange rate.

To many, the US dollar depreciation following the ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement on 2 April 2025 defied conventional wisdom.

With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening

There is general agreement that a currency’s safe-haven status can be gauged by its response to changes in financial

COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability. The

Loss of confidence in the US dollar’s reserve currency status could trigger a collapse of the US Treasury market

Africa is bracing for a consumer and manufacturing boom. It won’t come with the snap of a finger. The

The 2025 US tariff increases varied significantly across most economies. This column argues that the economic impact of these

Despite years of regional integration efforts, African countries trade more with Europe and Asia than with each other. This

When wealth or income suddenly increases (‘easy money’), this may be directed towards unproductive ‘easy spending’. This column explores

The euro area faces persistently weak productivity growth alongside a sustained trade surplus and a trendless real exchange rate.

To many, the US dollar depreciation following the ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement on 2 April 2025 defied conventional wisdom.




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