Economy & Markets
Can Europe Afford NATO’s Ambitious Defence Spending Push?
NATO agreed at its 2025 summit in The Hague to dramatically increase defence spending after sustained pressure from United States President Donald Trump for...
The Quiet Militarisation of America’s Civilian Economy
The most revealing detail in America’s new arms race is not a missile, a drone, or a Pentagon briefing. It is a car chip....
Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield
Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake to the international rule-based order that has directed global politics since the end of World War II....
Is Wall Street’s Bull Market Entering an Endless US Expansion?
Wall Street's prolonged bull market is increasingly being underpinned by one of the longest periods of uninterrupted U.S. economic expansion in modern history. Excluding...
The Capital Dispatch
THIS WEEK'S STORY
The numbers say boom, but the undercurrents show otherwise. Asia closed its best quarter in years, with the Nikkei up 38% and...
Is the Strait of Hormuz reopening driving a tanker market recovery?
The partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to reshape global oil shipping, with tanker owners and charterers repositioning vessels in anticipation...
Morocco’s Atlantic moment: From Mediterranean transhipment hub to architect of Africa’s western gateway
There's a narrow passage between two continents where roughly 300 ships pass through every single day, one every five minutes. This is the Strait...
The Circular Economy Illusion: Textile Waste Exports to the Global South
Every year, millions of tonnes of second-hand clothing depart from ports in the Global North, packaged under the narrative of sustainability and the “circular...
Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield
Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake to the international rule-based order that has directed global politics since the end of World War II....
Wall Street Futures Fall as Chip Stocks Resume Selloff
Wall Street futures declined on Friday, led by losses in technology shares as semiconductor stocks resumed their decline following a strong rally fueled by...