Inga Fechner

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Inga Fechner |Thijs Geijer

1 hour agoAs trade war tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, one of America’s most powerful exports is taking a hit — not soybeans or semiconductors, but stories. The China Film Administration announced Thursday that it would begin reducing the number of American films shown in Chinese theaters, ABC …

2 weeks ago | think.ing.com | Inga Fechner |Thijs Geijer

The EU's Food & Agri surplus with the US is key When you look at the sheer size of the Food & Agri trade between the US and Europe, you soon realise why there's never going to be a quick fix in terms of any trade deal. And the EU’s trade surplus here is key. 12% of the EU’s food, animal, beverage, and tobacco exports were destined for the US. That’s worth €25.8bn, making the US the second largest export destination for Europe for these goods after the UK.

3 weeks ago | think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski |Inga Fechner |Peter Vanden Houte |Bert Colijn

Trump's tariffs and what they mean for Europe

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Carsten Brzeski |Inga Fechner |Peter Vanden Houte |Bert Colijn

3 hours agoBizarre moment Trump declares Great Depression wouldn’t have happened with tariffsDonald Trump has declared that the US could have avoided the Great Depression with tariffs. The president made the remarks in front of the White House on Wednesday (2 April), when he announced a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports to the US. During his speech, Trump suggested the economic decline in the country began in 1913, when income tax was introduced.

1 month ago | think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski |Inga Fechner

EU faces first major challenge as steel and aluminium tariffs return 12 March marks the first test for the European Union in tackling the renewed US “America First” trade policy. On this date, tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminium will once again come into force, with US President Donald Trump citing a surge in imports and a decrease in US capacity utilisation as his reasoning.