Business Columnists

Higher standards are needed for companies going public.

Secretary Bessent pointed out that retail trading has been light since the tariffs were announced and that the volatility was primarily institutional in nature.

Chinese exporters, having lost the U.S. market and facing difficulties in Europe, are looking to the developing world for sales—but there are challenges.

President Trump’s Truth Social has emerged as perhaps the most important “tip sheet” for stock market timing.

China is starting to ship its goods to low-tariff countries first, then export them to the United States to evade high tariffs.

Deflationary pressures persist in China, signaling serious economic imbalances, and if deflation persists, it will exacerbate these problems as well.

In a tacit admission that exports can no longer carry the economy, the CCP’s Two Sessions meetings have emphasized consumer spending.

Global manufacturers are fleeing China in favor of less expensive and more stable and predictable nations.

Beijing must know that if it comes to a trade war with the United States, the Chinese regime would fight at a disadvantage.

Overall, despite the continued tariff distractions, after “Liberation Day,” I expect economic optimism to rise steadily in the upcoming months.

U.S. tech billionaires square off against China’s to fuel economic growth and win the tech war.

One way or another, the Europeans, Americans, and Japanese have acted against China’s unfair trade practices. Beijing is sorely pressed.

Overall, I am expecting economic optimism to steadily rise in the upcoming months.

Chinese businesses are cutting prices and moving operations out of China to avoid U.S. tariffs.