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The US dollar remains the backbone of the global financial system, anchoring the majority of international reserves, trade, and capital flows.  While rising deficits, monetary expansion, and geopolitical tensions have sparked growing concerns about its durability, most collapse narratives overlook the structural mechanics that underpin dollar dominance. History shows that reserve currency transitions are slow. […]

With tariffs looming large, business stability requires clear, multilateral trade policy frameworks with predictable enforcement mechanisms – i.e., ideally through negotiated trade pacts rather than unilateral tariffs. In the meantime, businesses can build resilience by diversifying suppliers, holding strategic inventory buffers, and modeling scenarios based on multiple tariff regimes. Inevitably, it will reallocate more resources […]

This article was first published on June 7, 2025 Some short sellers may see the Musk-Trump feud as a tactical entry point, especially given Tesla’s regulatory exposure and reliance on federal subsidies. Antagonizing a former or future president with influence over policy could raise real headline and policy risk. Nonetheless, shorting Tesla has long been […]

This article was published on June 6, 2025 The EV market in 2025 has seen global sales increase 29% year-to-date. Nonetheless, trade policy uncertainties and the potential reduction of EV tax credits could impact adoption rates. Geopolitical tensions also disrupt EV supply chains (i.e., especially for critical minerals, batteries, and semiconductors). In turn, this could […]

This was published on June 5, 2025 Ford’s stock is out of favor due to large and ongoing financial losses in its electric vehicle division, which are projected to reach between $5 billion and $5.5 billion in 2025. These EV-related deficits, coupled with concerns about high warranty costs and uncertain future growth prospects, have led […]

This article was first published on June 4, 2025 Tesla’s robotaxi and humanoid bot ambitions might excite headlines, but investors are still paying venture-capital prices for a public company. Its valuation is effectively a call option on a highly uncertain future – where demand for these emerging technologies, Tesla’s ability to execute on them, and […]

Tariffs are essentially a stealth sales tax, and a form of regressive taxation as that surcharge lands hardest on households living paycheck-to-paycheck. Because a tariff is paid by the importer at the border, it raises the wholesale cost of everyday items – clothes, appliances, even basic groceries. Retailers can absorb a sliver of that hit, […]

The first of our industry interviews comes from the founder and CEO of Fusion Markets, Phil Horner. He gave us his thoughts on many aspects of the current trading environment, including; the Fusion Markets business model, his aims for the brand, regulatory changes and which assets are the ‘most traded’ at Fusion. Introduce Yourself And […]