President Trump has empowered South Korean President Moon Jae-in to be the tip-of-the-spear for friendship-based face-to-face negotiations with North Korea with the goal of a denuclearized peninsula. Though it was a very unconventional approach, President Trump created the foundation for stability and amicable regional relationships by fracturing the controlling influence of Beijing, China over Chairman […]
Nike, NFL, and Levis Strauss Political Business Strategy – The Much Bigger Geopolitical and Trade Picture…
On its face, it just seems absurd. Why would any major corporation intentionally stake out a branding position that is adverse to their financial interests? I’ve spoken to some very excellent business actuaries on this late today; and one specific conversation finally helped to make it all make sense. During that conversation a good ally […]
Levi Strauss Teams Up with Gun Control Group…
From a Pure Economic/Financial Perspective This Branding Campaign Doesn’t Make Sense, But…
Over a Million Homes Lose Power, Deaths Reported As Typhoon Jebi Rips Through Japan…
A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, inundating the region’s main international airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel, and leaving thousands stranded. At least eight people died and scores were injured. Jebi, reportedly the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, headed north across […]
Understanding Phase II of the U.S. -vs- China Trade Confrontation….
President Trump has moved into Phase II of the U.S./China confrontation. Part of that confrontation is to use the inherent weakness of the Chinese economy against them. To understand the weakness is to understand the China ‘One-Belt / ‘One-World‘ economic trade strategy. Here’s an outline of the economic battle-space we are witnessing. People often talk […]
Here Is the Full List of U.S. Products That Will Be Hit With New Chinese Tariffs…
President Trump Confronts Multinational Big-AG, Proposes Bridge Subsidy to Break Up Controlled Markets and Exploitative Contract Farming…
There’s a lot of news this week reflecting a great deal of oppositional alignment against the presidency of Donald Trump. CTH can get down in the weeds of each specific issue to discuss the motives and intents (we will, and do), but the big picture MUST remain at the forefront of understanding. If we lose […]
President Trump Drops $200 Billion M.O.A.T on Red Dragon (Beijing)…
When you plant your tree in another man’s orchard, you might end up paying for your own apples; it’s a risk you take….and President Trump knows how to use that leverage better than anyone could possibly fathom; because in this metaphor Beijing relies upon the U.S. for both the seeds and the harvest. President Trump […]
Hypocritical G7 Ministers Rail Against Audacity of the U.S. Trade Position Requiring “Reciprocal and Fair” Trade Deals…
From the G7 Mission Statement outlining the objectives of their meeting: “From May 31 – June 2, 2018, G7 Ministers responsible for development cooperation met in Whistler, Canada, to discuss their shared priorities on some of the most pressing global development and humanitarian challenges, including advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls”…
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