The trade war is back

Rick Maggi

14 May 2019

Economics, Event Driven Update, Wealth Accumulation

After taking a back seat over the last six months as negotiations appeared to make progress the US/China trade war is back on with the President Trump – “tariff man” - ramping up tariffs on Chinese imports again and threatening more and China moving to retaliate. This note takes a simple Q & A approach to the key issues…

Rick Maggi

19 June 2018

Event Driven Update, Investing, Superannuation, Strategy, Trade War

US/China: Circling The Drain

Rick Maggi

19 June 2018

Event Driven Update, Investing, Superannuation, Strategy, Trade War

After months of negotiations, China and the US are on the brink of an all-out trade war. On Friday, the US unveiled a list of $50bn in Chinese goods to target with 25% tariffs, pledging more duties if China retaliated…

Rick Maggi

3 April 2018

Economics, Event Driven Update, Superannuation, Politics, Investing

What Happens In A Trade War? (VIDEO)

Rick Maggi

3 April 2018

Economics, Event Driven Update, Superannuation, Politics, Investing

As the war of words heats up between the US and China, this brief video from CNN provides an easy to understand explanation of trade wars and what we might expect if things really heat-up...