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Michael Strain

Michael Strain

Financial Times

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Democrats are wrong to think the shutdown gives them leverage

The move will deprive the Fed of key statistics and further dent America’s global economic leadership

04.10.2025 4

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Michael Strain

Trump’s Intel deal is a threat to US economic liberty

Taking unnecessary equity stakes in private companies is opportunism — not strategic state capitalism

26.08.2025 3

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Michael Strain

Zohran Mamdani is wrong — of course billionaires should exist

The democratic socialist candidate to be mayor of New York mistakenly believes that the economy is a zero-sum game

02.07.2025 4

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Michael Strain

A US recession doesn’t seem so likely any more

Trump has shown a willingness to pivot in the face of adverse market reaction

16.05.2025 10

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Trump’s tariffs are an economic emergency for Americans

Misplaced nostalgia is not a good enough reason for something that will only hurt voters

03.04.2025 50

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Trump has made a good start

A series of early moves has breathed fresh life into the business community

31.01.2025 10

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Trump victory kicks off the battle for the right’s future

Populism seems certain to lose some big fights to traditional GOP policies over the next few years

08.11.2024 3

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Michael Strain

Harris and Trump are equally silent on the expanding US debt

The nation is borrowing to finance current consumption rather than to make much-needed long-term investments

18.10.2024 10

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Michael Strain