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Greg Ip

ARTICLES BY GREG IP

President Trump has long advanced the notion that others should pay for access to the US market. (AFP)

Forget TACO. Trump is winning his trade war.

5 min read . 16 Jul 2025

President Trump’s threats against the Fed have yet to shift investors’ inflation expectations. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Trump’s ‘fiscal dominance’ play

4 min read . 05 Jul 2025

For months, both hiring and layoffs have been low, keeping unemployment under wraps. (Getty Images via AFP)

The case for rate cuts is growing

5 min read . 13 Jun 2025

Elon Musk broke with President Trump this week after labelling Republicans’ reconciliation bill a “disgusting abomination,”. (File Photo: Reuters)

It’s the Republicans, not Musk, who are serious about cutting spending

3 min read . 07 Jun 2025

The US has agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Likewise, China agreed to lower tariffs on US imports from 125% to 10%, (File Photo: AP)

Trump’s China deal makes sense. How he got here doesn’t.

2 min read . 13 May 2025

A containership leaving the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest on the East Coast. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trump still has a chance to remake rather than destroy global trade

5 min read . 07 May 2025

President Trump’s deportations, tariffs, federal layoffs and funding suspensions have generated nonstop headlines . (Image: AP)

Trump is everywhere except in the economic data

5 min read . 21 Apr 2025

US President Donald Trump's assault on the global trade order, via reciprocal tariffs. has wreaked havoc on the US’ allies and competitors in equal measure. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

How global trade could survive Trump’s tariffs

4 min read . 07 Apr 2025

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on 2 April. (Reuters)

A market-rattling attempt to make the American economy Trump always wanted

10 min read . 04 Apr 2025

In coming years, though, energy security will mean electricity. (AFP)

Economic growth now depends on electricity, not oil

4 min read . 27 Mar 2025

US consumer confidence in February saw its largest monthly decline since August 2021, deepening a recent slump in optimism in President Donald Trump's second month back in office. (File Photo: AFP)

The economy is still fine. Americans are still gloomy.

3 min read . 26 Feb 2025

The latest data show inflation remaining a signifcant challenge in January. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Inflation helped Trump get elected. Now it’s his problem.

5 min read . 13 Feb 2025

On Saturday, Donald Trump claimed the tariffs on Mexico and Canada weren’t a negotiating tactic. (AFP)

The early verdict on tariffs: Bad economics, better politics

4 min read . 07 Feb 2025

Earlier this month, JPMorgan estimated the fires around Los Angeles had inflicted $50 billion in losses, of which only $20 billion were insured.

The world is getting riskier. Americans don’t want to pay for it.

5 min read . 20 Jan 2025

Reserve status for the dollar enables the U.S. to borrow more, and at lower interest rates, than otherwise. (Image: Pixabay)

How Trump is rethinking economic power

4 min read . 05 Dec 2024

US President-elect Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump’s tariff message: I’m in charge of the economic agenda

5 min read . 27 Nov 2024

US President-elect Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump's growth and trade agendas at odds. His economic team will point to winner

5 min read . 21 Nov 2024

The IMF, the world’s most influential international economic institution, may find itself torn between irreconcilable visions of the global economy, especially if former President Donald Trump is re-elected next month. (Photo: AFP)

The US and IMF disagree about China. That’s a problem.

4 min read . 24 Oct 2024

Intel and Boeing were once the gold standard in manufacturing groundbreaking products to demanding specifications with consistently high quality. (Image: Reuters)

Crises at Boeing and Intel are a national emergency

5 min read . 21 Oct 2024

ILLUSTRATION: Rachel Mendelson/WSJ, Brandon Bell/Getty Images, iStock (5)

Interest rates will be higher in the future, especially if Trump is president

5 min read . 10 Oct 2024