The case for trade, remade
There are good reasons to believe it is likely to follow the rewiring of global finance earlier this century
There are good reasons to believe it is likely to follow the rewiring of global finance earlier this century

But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour

It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce

Plus the social media lawsuits

Laws don’t work — transparency and technology are the answer

Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last

Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises