Mar-a-Lago Accord a high-stakes gamble on world’s trust in US dollar

Mar-a-Lago Accord a high-stakes gamble on world’s trust in US dollar

A scheme to devalue the dollar proposed by one of the US president’s economic advisers should alarm both Americans and the wider world.

A “Mar-a-Lago Accord” for the Taiwan Dollar? The Economic and Geopolitical Consequences

The Corner Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | The New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) tends to be a boring currency with limited volatility, but the sudden appreciation – if not revaluation – on 2nd and 5th May has surprised the world. The fact that it happens while Taiwan holds negotiation talks with the Trump administration is telling, although there is no official acknowledgement of the coincidence.Until the recent appreciation, the performance of the TWD…