A new cold war with China won’t help the US
Framing Beijing as a mortal enemy will hamper US growth and reduce Washington’s global influence
Economic News
Japan’s troubling fiscal laxity
Politicians are promising voters tax cuts and handouts just as bond yields are pushing higher
EU offers Trump tit-for-tat car tariff cuts
Move attempts to break impasse in talks by ditching complex mechanism proposed by German industry
Trump’s ‘Africa Second’ policy may be a boon to China
The president’s leadership style strikes a chord with many but his tariffs offer Beijing more openings
Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?
David Bacon With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold. The post Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid? appeared first on The Nation.
Trump flip-flops on whether to fire Fed chair Powell
Also in today’s newsletter, US president reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out’
China’s ASML endeavour and India eyes Taiwan ties
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
EU prepares list of potential tariffs on US services
Brussels also considering export controls if trade talks with Washington fail
UK economy sheds jobs for fifth consecutive month in June
Companies faced higher taxes and uncertainty from US trade war