Foreign Investors Boost Japan Stock Buying on Hopes of Takaichi’s Premiership
Foreign investors extended their heavy buying of Japanese stocks for a second consecutive week, as optimism grew that Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae...
A New Era of Trade Alliances: How and Why the Global Economic Map Is Changing
Global trade is experiencing one of the most significant overhauls in modern history: old borders are disappearing, and the planet’s economic map is being...
$4 Trillion Crypto Market Exposes “Significant Gaps,” G20 Watchdog Warns
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), established after the 2008 global financial crisis, has warned that fragmented and inconsistent regulation of cryptocurrencies poses growing risks...
Russia Delays Refinery Maintenance to Ease Fuel Shortages and Stabilize Domestic Market
Russia’s Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced on Wednesday that the country’s oil refineries will postpone planned maintenance in an effort to saturate the domestic...
China Stocks Edge Higher Despite U.S. Trade Tensions as Investors Seek Safety in Financials
Chinese stocks rebounded modestly on Thursday, shrugging off renewed U.S.-China trade frictions as investors shifted into defensive sectors. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1%...
U.S. Shutdown Could Cost $15 Billion a Week, Treasury Says
The two-week-old U.S. government shutdown is beginning to bite, with the Treasury Department estimating a hit of up to $15 billion per week in...
When Washington Goes Dark, the World Loses Sight
The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has halted the release of critical economic data from jobs reports to inflation metrics creating a growing sense of...
Dollar Sinks as Fed Signals Rate Cuts, Trade War Flares Anew
The U.S. dollar has come under renewed pressure this week as investors brace for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. The...
Google Unveils $15 Billion AI Data Centre in India Amid U.S.-India Trade Strains
Google announced on Tuesday a record $15 billion investment to build an artificial intelligence data centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh,...
France’s 2026 Budget Faces Credibility Test as Watchdog Warns of “Overly Rosy” Assumptions
France’s 2026 budget has come under early fire from the country’s independent fiscal watchdog, the Haut Conseil des Finances Publiques (HCFP), which warned on...