Rebecca Byrne
Senior Editor and Supervisory Analyst at ING Think
Host at ING THINK aloud
Senior Editor and Supervisory Analyst @ING_Economics. Formerly WSJ, Telegraph, Bloomberg, TheStreet, Bridge News (New York). Mother of three dragons.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Lynn Song |Rebecca Byrne
2 hours agoJimmy Kimmel Taunts Trump With The Only Reason Americans Shouldn't Panic Right NowThe late night host warns of what could happen by summer. Jimmy Kimmel said Americans are starting to feel the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. “Ships carrying Chinese goods are arriving half empty in the United States,” Kimmel said.
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1 week ago |
think.ing.com | Lynn Song |Rebecca Byrne
Signs that US-China trade tensions may be easing have helped to lift global markets after a volatile April sparked by President Trump’s aggressive tariff campaign. Trump imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports, though tariff rates can be significantly higher or lower depending on the product. China, meanwhile, has retaliated with a 125% tariff on US goods. Now, both sides have agreed to meet in Switzerland in a bid to de-escalate the trade war.
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1 month ago |
think.ing.com | Rebecca Byrne |Timothy Rahill
President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement on 2 April, a 90-day pause for most countries yet with escalating tariffs on China, exemptions on tech products from China, and later, news that these exemptions may only be temporary, have left investors deeply unsettled. While much of the focus last week was on soaring Treasury yields and falling stock markets, corporate bonds were hit hard, too.
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1 month ago |
think.ing.com | Rebecca Byrne |Chris Turner |Padhraic Garvey
The root cause of America's economic imbalances can be traced to a single factor: the strength of the US dollar. At least, that’s the view of Stephen Miran, President Trump’s newly appointed Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
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2 months ago |
think.ing.com | Rebecca Byrne |Carsten Brzeski |Bert Colijn
President Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend military support for Ukraine, coupled with his implicit threat to withdraw US forces from Europe unless Nato allies increase their defence spending, has upended the near 80-year transatlantic alliance, and left European countries scrambling to respond. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a ‘surge’ in defence spending and said nothing is off the table when it comes to raising money.
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