Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Ahead of America’s election in November, company bosses, financiers and diplomats are busy calling on Donald Trump’s allies, trying to divine the economic policies the former president will pursue if he is re-elected. But there is one man in Mr Trump’s orbit who holds more sway than most and who, for now, is virtually inaccessible. That is because he is inmate number 04370-510 in the Federal Correctional Institution of Miami.
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The caged bird sings”
Finance & economics June 15th 2024
- Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
- Rumours of the trade deal’s death are greatly exaggerated
- China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
- The cracks in America’s ultra-strong labour market
- China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
- Has private credit’s golden age already ended?
- Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?
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