April 28, 2025 (NO COMMENTS)

When the economist and geopolitical strategist Brunello Rosa was finalising drafts of his book Smart Money last year, he noted presciently that critical events might unfold before its publication in paperback.

The book, written with co-author Casey Larsen, envisages a new cold war unfolding between the US and China in which “digital de-dollarisation” plays a central role.

The paperback is due out in June. In the meantime, the fallout from the Trump administration’s tariff announcements in early