Economy
Why Gold’s Rally Is Forecast to Continue, Even After a Historic Surge
In 2025, gold prices saw their largest increase since the 1979 oil crisis, doubling over two years and reaching a record $4,381 per troy...
A New Asian Tiger? How US-China Rivalry Is Aiding Vietnam’s National Rise
In the high-stakes arena of global supply chains, Vietnam is the name on everyone’s lips. As multinational firms seek to de-risk from China, Vietnam...
Financial Brief: A weekly intelligence roundup on the geopolitics of money | Dec 16
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS: This week underscores a pivotal global shift: major central banks are signaling the end of the rate-cutting cycle, tightening financial conditions as...
How China’s Innovation Strategy Shapes New Productive Forces
From the full implementation of the innovation-led development strategy to the proposal to develop new, high-quality productive forces, China has consistently placed innovation at...
China’s Opening-Up and Its Global Economic Impact
China has consistently adhered to its fundamental national policy of opening up to the outside world and has taken concrete measures to promote the...
Musk’s Mars Mission: A Bold Vision That Could Cloud the SpaceX IPO
Investors interested in SpaceX's upcoming IPO should prepare for some unpredictability as CEO Elon Musk pursues both his ambition of reaching Mars and the...
Tourism, Power, and Dependency: The Case for a Mercantilist Gambia
Tourism has been said to be The Gambia lifeline. The Smiling Coast has been receiving thousands of visitors who come to the region due...
China’s Economy, Five Years On: Measuring the Momentum
China has successfully achieved economic development in recent years by shifting towards a model that relies on stimulating domestic demand. This not only ensures...
The $72B Question: Is Netflix Really YouTube’s Rival?
What Happened
Netflix has announced a proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, aiming to absorb HBO Max and consolidate a subscriber base of...
China’s economic growth forecast for 2026
China is preparing to maintain its target of nearly 5% annual economic growth in 2026. This goal is part of Beijing's preparations to launch...