The Latest Breaking News from Robin Brooks

Despite a prevailing “Dollar negative” sentiment among market analysts, the U.S. Dollar Index has remained remarkably stable for the past five months, leading one prominent expert to declare, “the Dollar fall is over.” This assertion challenges the consensus view, which often overlooks periods of consolidation in favor of narrative-driven predictions.

“Trump can squeeze the Russians; he seems to forget that the United States holds the cards, not Moscow.”

History shows that higher tariffs have been painful for the stock markets to digest, but President-elect Donald Trump's stand on increasing the tariffs seems undeterred, while some analysts call it a negotiating tool, others think that combining it with tax cuts could be good for the economy.

Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to replace Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary, with markets buoyed by comments on tariffs.

Protest letter sent to fund’s head over move to send staff to Moscow for first review since invasion of Ukraine

German exports of cars to Kyrgyzstan are up 5,100% since the start of the Ukraine war – with other routes channelling luxury goods and computer chips

Armenia's trade surge from EU raises suspicions of sanctions circumvention, drawing attention from US Treasury and analysts.

The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn't mean the pressure is off Russia's economy

“China has now seen consistent and large outflows for the past 18 months, as investors grow wary of autocracies,” IIF chief economist Robin Brooks wrote in a Sunday post.