G20
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G20 trade talks yield little progress while tensions simmer
No agreement on excess capacity G20 trade ministers ended their Milwaukee meeting without an agreement on excess capacity. This practice floods markets with overproduced and underpriced goods. According to the…
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Takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Lots of pomp and even more punting on tensions in US-China relations
Ceremony Overshadows Limited Policy Results Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping concluded a three-day Washington summit marked by elaborate ceremony but few substantial agreements. Trump emphasized their personal relationship, while…
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Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world’s largest economies
A Global Competition for Financial Skills Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a financial literacy campaign to leaders from the world’s largest economies. He introduced the idea while hosting finance ministers…
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As US leadership proves unreliable, Asia needs to start focusing on itself
The Failure of Western-Led Institutions Currently, economic analysts argue that Asian policymakers must begin laying the groundwork for a new regional organization. Specifically, the Group of 20 (G20) originally launched with…