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Carney Calls U.S. Trade Bans ‘Modest,’ Signals Canada Won’t Retaliate
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“The Trump administration’s latest trade move in the US-Canada trade war, announced late Sept. 8, isn’t much of an escalation in practice and is unlikely to have any macroecon...
By Chris Kennedy
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Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Strikes Intensify in Strait of Hormuz
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“This is a reflection of continued conflict and exchange of fire. The supply deficits globally are persisting, and there is little end to these shortages,” Rachel Ziemba, an a...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran War and U.S. Tariffs Squeeze Gulf Aluminium Producers
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“It’s very difficult for Gulf producers to get their aluminium out, which is the bigger issue,” said Rachel Ziemba, a macro-strategy adviser in New York and adjunct senior fel...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Hails ‘Historic’ Deal for U.S. to Control 65BN Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil
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Rachel Ziemba, from think tank The Center for New American Security, said the agreement could help spur job growth and imports in Venezuela, but there were too few details to ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Treasury Slaps Restriction on Egyptian Bank in UAE over Iran Trade
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“Targeting Banque Misr UAE is an escalation aimed at getting other banks in the UAE and around the world to reduce their trade with Iran, getting those private sector actors t...
By Rachel Ziemba
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A Core Egyptian Bank Gets Caught up in Treasury’s Iran Crackdown
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“This threat and the U.S. willingness to use this rule is intended to prompt global banks to increase their scrutiny,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Cent...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Pakistan Works to Broker U.S.-Iran Peace as Washington’s Economic Pressure Campaign Continues
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Emily Kilcrease, senior director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said removing Chinese banks from the U.S. dollar syst...
By Emily Kilcrease
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How U.S. Sanctions on Iran Ripple Through Global Markets and Consumers
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“Today’s sanctions are mostly incremental, but are part of trying to intimidate remaining trading partners into cutting ties [with Iran],” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senio...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Bessent Unveils Sweeping New Iran Sanctions but Delays Toughest Blow
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The question is how other entities view Bessent’s “warning shot,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a bipartisan nonprofi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S., Canada Negotiators Race to Ink a Deal as Trump’s Tariff Deadline Looms
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“Politically, Canada is in need of a decent deal that [Carney] can sell at home,” said Rachel Ziemba, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a policy nonpr...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Bessent’s Economic Isolation of Iran Could Look Like
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“Unless the president decides to prioritize addressing the Iran threat over all other issues, and namely China, it’s unlikely any action they take is going to materially chang...
By Chris Kennedy
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Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control. Few Ships Are Listening.
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“Iran is using the fear factor of real physical risk to retain a measure of control,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
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“I think we could see more of that. As Iran finds new alternate channels, we could see US sanctions in that way,” said Rachel Ziemba, founder of geopolitical risk firm Ziemba ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Is Saudi Arabia’s Debt Strategy Sustainable?
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“Saudi Arabia’s increasing reliance on debt extends well before the war, reflecting the extensive costs of diversification and desire to leverage assets to meet economic goals...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Why TSMC Remains Indomitable
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A key factor in the project’s success has been help from the Arizona government, which “rolled out the red carpet over a decade ago when TSMC was first dipping its toes into p...
By J Travis Mosier
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War Brings Winter of Discontent for the World’s Workhorse Fuel
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Europe’s supply challenges are also being compounded by sanctions, according to Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington...
By Rachel Ziemba
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A Firm Linked to China’s Missile Program Won a $2M Deal to Test a Major U.S. Army Project
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“It’s a huge red flag,” said Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow and program director at the Center for a New American Security. “If you are a U.S. company that wants to be engag...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Kazakhstan’s Billion-Dollar Rare Earths Push Faces Familiar Obstacles
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“There's no guarantee that the defence of the investments will continue into a new administration and … that's a long-standing problem for western companies not being able to ...
By Chris Kennedy
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Why Is U.S. GDP Growth Slowing, and How Can It Be Reversed?
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“Imports rose due to the investment and consumption driver, and so net exports were a drag on overall growth. Overall, the US is investing and consuming more but not producing...
By Rachel Ziemba
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As Oil Soars, Experts Watch Red Sea Tankers for Clarity on Houthi Blockade
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Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, underscored that the standoff in Bab el-Mandeb is happening while crude buffers have not been r...
By Rachel Ziemba
