Bertrand Benoit

6 days ago | yahoo.com | David Luhnow |Kim Mackrael |Bertrand Benoit

Avoiding a trade war is simple, say some economists: Just don’t fight back. So far, that strategy appears to be paying off for much of the world, with President Trump pausing some of his highest across-the-board tariffs for three months.

6 days ago | wsj.com | David Luhnow |Kim Mackrael |Bertrand Benoit

Retaliation might give countries more leverage in resolving a trade conflict, but could worsen the economic falloutAvoiding a trade war is simple, say some economists: Just don’t fight back. So far, that strategy appears to be paying off for much of the world, with President Trump pausing some of his highest across-the-board tariffs for three months. China, which has come out swinging, has found itself in an all-out trade war with the U.S.Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

1 week ago | tovima.com | Bertrand Benoit

Value-added taxes, which the president says discriminate against U.S. exporters, fund a large share of government budgets in many countriesThe Trump administration’s tariffs are targeting a sacred pillar of economies around the world—one that allies and rivals alike are unlikely to give up: value-added taxes. When he unveiled his worldwide tariffs last week, President Trump blamed “exorbitant VAT taxes” among the factors for America’s yawning trade deficit .

1 week ago | wsj.com | Bertrand Benoit

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 7:43U.S. Paused Military Aid to Ukraine. Can NATO Fill the Gap?Play video: U.S. Paused Military Aid to Ukraine. Can NATO Fill the Gap? KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany—Driving toward the German village of Ramstein-Miesenbach feels like entering a twilight zone. It is no longer Germany, but it isn’t quite America either. The density of pickup trucks and baseball caps increases.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Bertrand Benoit

But a chill has gripped the tiny village just across the fence surrounding Ramstein Air Base. “We still play soccer [with the Americans], we cook together, we’ll celebrate Easter,” said Mayor Ralf Hechler. “We just don’t talk politics all that much.”It is perhaps no surprise that in Europe, views on Trump and the U.S. have nosedived.