Simon Hunt Strategic Services for Global Economics & Commodities
Newsletter No.100 - Global Growth: Risks and Opportunities
“The US economy is more fragile under the surface than econometric models suggest and that reliance on public sector jobs for growth has hobbled the US economy.” US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, 25th February 2025
“Russia believes that Donald Trump offers a genuine opportunity to restore normal relations between Moscow and Washington. However, Russia is proceeding slowly and cautiously. They’ve adopted the Ronald Reagan line, ‘trust but verify’. Russia’s position on a peace deal with Ukraine is clear and unambiguous.” Larry Johnson 25th March, Writing after a Two-Hour Meeting with Russia’s Foreign Secretary in Moscow
“At last, an American president has defined a viable road to peace and the Russian president has greeted this effort.” Jack F Matlock, US Ambassador to Moscow, 1987-1991, 10th March 2025