Boromeus Wanengkirtyo, Ivan Yotzov and Mishel Ghassibe Can tomorrow’s costs affect firm prices today? When a temporary tariff schedule on imported inputs was announced in March 2019, many UK firms adjusted prices in anticipation – despite the potential cost change being in the future. In a recent working paper, we use firm‑level survey data to … Continue reading Tomorrow’s costs, today’s prices: why expectations matter for inflation
Tariffs
Marco Garofalo and Thomas Prayer The US administration raised US import tariffs in April, reigniting trade tensions. This sparked concerns about cheaper exports being diverted to other markets, potentially lowering global prices. Using detailed product-level data, we build a novel timely indicator to consistently track trade prices across countries. Chinese export prices have risen less … Continue reading Monitoring trade prices in the wake of trade tensions
Australia’s deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles (yep, him), has pulled off a successful trip to the United States after managing to negotiate a tariff exemption for Australian made couches, with US Vice President, JD Vance. ”JD loved the Australian made... Read More ›
On the 80th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and as Japan's far-right surges, author Iain MacGregor reflects on what Japan must never forget
Low-rating news channel, Sky News Australia, have taken a break from mourning the loss of their idol, Peter Dutton, to wonder how their viewers, all 10 of them, didn’t swing the election in the Coalition’s favour. ”It baffles me, I... Read More ›
This trade war is really a fight for the future of the dollar. 16/04/2025 Trump’s tariff bombardment has torn up the rules by which Western elites have lived for the last 35 years: the rules of a globalising economy under the benign guardianship of a Pax Americana. He is openly challenging opinion makers to change … Continue reading New Statesman: Could John Maynard Keynes fix Trump’s tariff crisis?
Jayden Rivers looks at what's behind Trump's tariff onslaught and whether it will crash the global economy.
The post Trump’s tariff wars threaten global economic chaos first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Australian Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been seen on the campaign trail with a spring in his step, following news overnight that his idol, President Trump, took inspiration from him and performed a policy backflip over imposing tariffs on the... Read More ›
In his latest dispatch from Kyiv, Chris York has tales of occupied territories, tariffs, stalled talks – and storks!
Gina Rinehart’s hand picked choice for Prime Minister, Dodgy Peter Dutton, is today tipped to launch the Liberal party’s election campaign slogan, ”Policy Free Since ’03.” ”It’s a great slogan that really feeds off of the energy of Kevin ’07... Read More ›