Technology items (computers, smartphones, microprocessors, etc.) have been removed from the list of Chinese products taxed at 145% by the United States. A setback that will be followed by others. And heralds the decline of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
The new tariffs imposed by Trump, which came into force on Saturday, are causing a global shockwave on the world’s financial markets. Asian stock markets recorded spectacular falls of between 3% and 12% on Monday. The CAC lost 6.89% at the opening.
The American president has just announced a considerable increase in customs duties on imports, causing concern among his trading partners. The European Union is already preparing its response.
Truce negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are taking place in Riyadh under the aegis of the United States, without Europe. But lasting peace will only be achieved when Moscow is assured that NATO is no longer a threat to the Russian Federation.
Turkey is experiencing an unprecedented wave of repression as protests intensify following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and many other Turkish cities on Friday to express their support for Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival.
Washington is threatening to tax European, and therefore French, wines and spirits by up to 200% in retaliation for Brussels’ measures.
As Washington suspends military aid to Ukraine, Brussels proposes a massive investment plan for European defense. Ursula von der Leyen presents an ambitious strategy for EU military autonomy.
The Ukrainian president left the White House in a hurry after an unprecedented heated exchange with his American counterpart.
In an unfiltered interview, former Spanish ambassador José Zorrilla offers a critical analysis of the Ukrainian crisis, and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in European diplomacy.
American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”.
With the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and the appointment of a team of professionals critical of the current system, the Trump administration is poised to make a major shift in US healthcare policy, according to BAM news.
