Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center

Official feed of the @AtlanticCouncil's GeoEconomics Center.
RTs & likes ≠ endorsements.

[Josh Lipsky @joshualipsky]

Our team is working to model potential revenue from the new 301s. Bottom line - no one should be surprised. They said they were going to rebuild the tariff wall and they meant it. Revenue is needed, bond markets have made that clear.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🌐 This story is still developing. As always, follow the latest developments on our Trump Tariff Tracker: https://t.co/k60h2eVZwH

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🚨 Late last night, USTR released proposed tariff rates from its forced labor Section 301 investigation. To help unpack the announcement, we've gathered analysis and resources examining what these proposed rates could mean for businesses, consumers, trading partners, tariff revenue, and the future direction of US economic statecraft.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

💡Following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the administration’s use of IEEPA tariffs, our experts also examined the key questions facing policymakers, businesses, and trading partners.
➡️ https://t.co/cV3X1C3Rog

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

📌 WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 | 🕘 12:00 PM ET

Join us for a conversation with the IMF's Dan Katz on the future of digital finance and the IMF's role in shaping the global monetary system amid rapid technological change.

Register here ⬇️
https://t.co/P0NVfqTtEp

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

We also track Project mBridge and domestic CBDC developments, including Macau's digital pataca, in our CBDC Tracker.

Check out the full tracker with 140+ countries here: https://t.co/WORkdfYL09

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

Macau joins Project mBridge 🚨

The Monetary Authority of Macau has completed system integration with China's cross-border CBDC platform. 11 local banks have joined, and Macau has reportedly completed its first transactions with Hong Kong and the UAE. 🧵

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

Macau announcing its membership and full system integration simultaneously reflects two points we have long made about mBridge: China is steadily advancing its effort to build an alternative to the Western financial system, and outsiders have little visibility into it.

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🌎 NEW | Geoeconomics isn't new. The United States is rediscovering it.

In a new essay in the @IMFNews's Finance & Development Magazine, @joshualipsky argues that as trade wars, industrial policy, sanctions, and great-power competition reshape the global economy, the United States is being forced to relearn a lesson much of the world already understands: economics is foreign policy.

Read the full essay: https://t.co/uHPDajwJMz

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

⏰ Final Days to Apply ⏰

Applications for the Fall 2026 Atlantic Council Young Global Professional cohort close on Friday, June 5.

Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/6LzaT12EXp

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

💡The chance to work with us is finally here! Join @AtlanticCouncil’s Fall 2026 Young Global Professional cohort. Gain experience in policy research, events, and communications while working at the intersection of economics, finance, and geopolitics. Apply by June 5 ⬇️
https://t.co/OZITpRevpZ

[Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center @ACGeoEcon]

🚨 Another Section 301 investigation just dropped.

While attention has focused on USTR’s 60-country Section 301 investigations, the agency quietly launched a third probe into Vietnam last week—this time targeting intellectual property practices.

Track every investigation, tariff announcement, negotiation, and implementation deadline on our Trump Tariff Tracker: https://t.co/tSe2MfAdtk