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  • 1 week ago | jacobin.com | Grace Blakeley

    Today we are accustomed to the use of economic sanctions as central tools of foreign policy. Many people may be surprised to discover, however, that this is actually a rather recent development. Sanctions used to be akin to a slap on the wrist — they would be used to target foreign leaders and their inner circles, making it harder for them to moor their yachts in the Mediterranean or purchase mansions in London.

  • 3 weeks ago | graceblakeley.substack.com | Grace Blakeley

    Youth Demand are one of my favourite direct action groups organising in the UK right now. They are bringing thousands of young people out onto the streets to take action against the genocide in Gaza and the climate crisis. Their demands are simple: the UK government should impose a trade embargo on Israel, and tax the rich to pay for climate breakdown.

  • 4 weeks ago | freitag.de | Grace Blakeley

    Verödete Industriestädte im Mittleren Westen, ausgezehrt von Jahrzehnten der Auslagerung von Jobs: Donald Trump verkauft seinen Handelskrieg als Kampf für die Verlierer der Globalisierung. Doch können diese Menschen dem Präsidenten trauen? Von Der 47. US-Präsident entfesselt einen globalen Handelskrieg – und nimmt dabei gleich die Weltwirtschaft mit in den Abgrund.

  • 4 weeks ago | zeteo.com | Grace Blakeley

    Spooked by last week's Treasurys selloff (on top of the stock market meltdown), President Donald Trump backed down – at least for now – from most of the new tariffs he had threatened to implement on roughly 60 countries. But while the markets may have won this battle, the trade war is far from over. Trump's U-turn was significant, as the market reaction shows. Having seen the largest fall in the S&P 500 since 2020, we then witnessed the largest rebound since 2008.

  • 4 weeks ago | open.substack.com | Grace Blakeley

    Spooked by last week's Treasurys selloff (on top of the stock market meltdown), President Donald Trump backed down – at least for now – from most of the new tariffs he had threatened to implement on roughly 60 countries. But while the markets may have won this battle, the trade war is far from over. Trump's U-turn was significant, as the market reaction shows. Having seen the largest fall in the S&P 500 since 2020, we then witnessed the largest rebound since 2008.

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