Tim Harcourt

2 weeks ago | economicsobservatory.com | Tim Harcourt

With the world economy in turmoil as the trade war between China and the United States restarts, more exporters and foreign investors are looking towards the emerging economic superpower, India. This should be no surprise. After all, India has a GDP of over $3.5 trillion (see Figure 1) and this is growing at an impressive 7-8% a year. Even with a huge population of 1.4 billion people, India’s economic projections are mind-blowing.

2 weeks ago | economicsobservatory.com | Tim Harcourt

Taiwan is a real surprise package. This small tropical island of just 23 million people has a GDP of nearly $760 billion, which puts it close to being in the top 20 economies in the world. It is a place full of energy and innovation that has invented items as diverse as the DVD, Connect 6 laptop projectors and bubble tea. More recently, it has become the centre of the world’s semiconductor industry (see Figure 1).

2 weeks ago | economicsobservatory.com | Tim Harcourt

Imagine this. A centre-left government behind in the polls against a surging conservative opposition. An immigration and housing policy crisis causing anxiety among voters. Populist parties on the rise on the extreme right and the hard left. Then along comes Donald Trump returning to the White House with his tariffs and related chaos – and suddenly the political fortunes of the parties are reversed (see Figure 1). Am I talking about Canada? I could be.

3 weeks ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

Imagine this. A centre-left government behind in the polls against a surging conservative opposition. An immigration and housing policy crisis causing anxiety amongst voters. Populist parties on the rise on the right and the hard left embracing anti-Semitism in response to Gaza. Then along comes the Donald Trump 2.0 to the White House with his tariffs and related chaos and suddenly the political fortunes of the parties is reversed. Am I talking about Canada? I could be.

4 weeks ago | tickernews.co | Tim Harcourt

With the world in turmoil from the trade war started by President Xi and escalated by President Trump, more exporters and foreign investors are looking towards the emerging economic superpower, India. It’s no surprise. After all, India has a GDP of over US$3.5 trillion (A$5.8 trillion) spread across a massive 1.4 billion people. It is growing at an impressive 7 to 8% a year. But even with this large population, India’s economic projections are mind-blowing.