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@samuelmarclowe

Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House. I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com

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Cram in a year’s supply of vitamin D

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

London is GLORIOUS today

05.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

*opposition team turns up at the Emirates and parks 10 men on the edge of penalty box for 90 minutes*

Commentary team: Arsenal are so boring.

03.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/atru...

03.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe hear … for you”

03.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariffs in a Time of Crisis Short-term escalation risk: low with China and Europe, higher with India.

Some thoughts on what the weekend's conflict could mean for Trump's tariff policy.

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/tariffs-in...

02.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariffs in a Time of Crisis Short-term escalation risk: low with China and Europe, higher with India.

Some thoughts on what the weekend's conflict could mean for Trump's tariff policy.

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/tariffs-in...

02.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, is there something up with the pitch? Everyone’s (both teams) first touch has been atrocious

01.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😭

26.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Trade Secrets today. The Trump tariff refunds saga is blackly comic. About 20% of tariffs levied on Chinese exporters are paid directly by those exporters. So they get a refund windfall, having largely passed the tariff costs on to US co.s & consumers. I know, right?

as.ft.com/r/30dbb3e0-8...

26.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 22
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*Exhibit A*

www.ft.com/content/fca1...

25.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We are so back

23.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court Ruling Was Bad for Business ... at least for a little while

*taps mic*

It pains me to announce that I may have generated a "hot take"

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

22.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

New uncertainty for world trade, though uncertainty over if/when pharma is tariffed is not new (good section on medicines becoming less of a public good and more of a strategic asset).

23.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In a word, uncertainty! It’s bad for business.

23.02.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"...even exporters in those countries such as the EU, Japan and South Korea which already face a negotiated 15% rate potentially face higher tariff rates due to the possibility that the new 15% rate now stacks on top of pre-existing US MFN tariffs, unlike the reciprocal 15% rate." 🫨

22.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As with most things in life ... sheer chance

22.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair

22.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court Ruling Was Bad for Business ... at least for a little while

*taps mic*

It pains me to announce that I may have generated a "hot take"

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

22.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

One of the issues for the UK is that nothing in the UK-US EPD mentions the 10% reciprocal tariff rate.

At the time this was viewed positively by the UK (in the hope it could be negotiated lower …)

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685587...

22.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Trying to hide the purple curtain!

21.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nobody ask why this man is zooming in from a Holiday Inn in Norwich

21.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Tariffs putting money into the real economy!

21.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My half-joking the Supreme Court has made things worse hypothesis is becoming less of a joke

21.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unclear!

21.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tbf it was kinda surprising he didn’t go for 15% right away

21.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Worst stag do ever

21.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s your favourite Section?

21.02.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sec. 122 of the Trade Act of 1974

20.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, I’m not okay

20.02.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0