Blog tagged as tariffs

Navigating the Markets & Economy Through the PEST Lens

August 12, 2025 01:50 PM By alex.locker - Comment(s)

1. Political

Escalating Tariff Tensions & Trade Policy Shockwaves

The U.S. has impose...

Is this the Speculation Era?

June 06, 2025 02:07 PM By alex.locker - Comment(s)

The Buffett Indicator: A 25-Year Rollercoaster Ride for Market Valuations

In recent years, there has been some concern about the stock market's seemingly high valuations by common fundamental measures, yet it still seems to climb higher. Rather than debate right or wrong, I thought a deeper div...

Crazy Ivan!

March 18, 2025 02:24 PM By alex.locker - Comment(s)

In a post dated 4/5/24 titled "The Stubborn Soft Landing", I wrote the following: "A soft landing is - unofficially - when monetary policy makers both slow the pace of economic growth and reduce inflation without causing a recession. So far, that appears to be the most likely sc...

Tea for 2

November 30, 2018 12:52 PM By alex.locker - Comment(s)

Argentina will be the focus of the world this weekend as the G20 meets in Buenos Aires. For Americans, the stakes couldn't be any greater as President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will most likely have a discussion to resolve the current trade war. Tariffs are a spectre looming over the e...

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