As Donald Trump promised before the presidential election, he is imposing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, China and the EU. This is a trade war that the US will lose. Why a trade war? Putting tariffs on foreign goods is actually an old phenomenon. Donald Trump believes that anyone who sells more goods…
Many courts accuse Norway of making big money on the war in Ukraine. Is Norway a war profiteer? Like Normann, I have to answer yes. At the same time, I’m embarrassed. The reason for this accusation against Norway is of course that Norway makes a lot of money from the increased gas price. A…
I write this blog for two reasons. Firstly, it’s a fun story and secondly, an easy way to explain what a financial bubble is. Strange as it may sound, this story is true. That is the story when tulips were the cause of the financial bubble in the Netherlands. Netherlands and tulips The Netherlands…