published May 31, 2018 6:54:11 PM, by Michael Heath (Bloomberg) — Happy Friday, Asia. Here’s news from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started: America’s closest allies plan to slap billions of dollars in tit-for-tat tariffs on U.S. goods after the Trump administration announced it’s imposing steel and aluminum

published May 30, 2018 3:35:05 PM, by Robert Burgess (Bloomberg Opinion) — The Great Italian Crisis of 2018 lasted all of one day, at least judging by the financial markets. On Tuesday, investors were in full panic mode over the notion that Italy’s political situation had deteriorated to the point

published May 30, 2018 6:01:01 PM, by Brian Eckhouse and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump wanted more U.S. solar manufacturing — and now he’s getting it. Hanwha Q Cells Korea on Wednesday said it will build a factory in Georgia. JinkoSolar Holding Co. of China is planning one

published May 30, 2018 4:59:06 PM, by Andrea Navarro (Bloomberg) — Mexican businessmen aren’t breaking any laws when they ask their employees to not vote for a certain candidate, according to Lorenzo Cordova, head of Mexico’s electoral regulator. If and when any of these activities turn illegal, the National Electoral

published May 28, 2018 1:17:29 PM, by Bryce Baschuk and Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg) — The U.S. has signaled a willingness to begin talks with the European Union to try to reach a settlement over illegal state subsidies handed to Airbus SE, potentially averting billions of dollars in sanctions against the

published May 28, 2018 3:00:00 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A company that makes medicine out of snake gall bladders has seen its shares more than double this year as health-care companies become China’s hottest stocks. In a market buffeted by the fallout from the U.S. trade disputes, mainland

published May 27, 2018, 8:01:14 AM, by Ramesh Ponnuru (Bloomberg Opinion) — President Donald Trump, “who has never been convinced that his aides have his best interests at heart, has felt increasingly aggrieved” in recent months. We have that word from two reporters for the New York Times, Maggie Haberman

published May 27, 2018, 4:08:25 PM, by Margaret Talev, Kanga Kong and Nafeesa Syeed (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump appeared to confirm that his summit with Kim Jong Un was back on, three days after he abruptly called off the historic meeting in an sharply worded letter to the North

published May 25, 2018, 2:29:53 PM, by Barry Ritholtz (Bloomberg Opinion) — Last month, I described an email that promised vast riches if I would adopt “The Millionaire Mindset.” This is the sort of silly wishful thinking I hate: Consider, instead, the Cartesian pitch as applied to self-help being sold

published May 24, 2018, 10:32:36 AM, by Alex Tanzi (Bloomberg) — The home ATM is spewing cash thanks to rising property values and record household wealth. Equity pulled from homes to finance consumer spending and property improvements and pay off other debts rose in the first quarter to the highest