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Who will lead the ECB? Succession talk turns to Knot and De Cos
The former governors of the Spanish and Dutch central banks, Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernandez de Cos, are seen as the top candidates to...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Feb 17
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
A week of cautious markets and sovereign stress. Asian equities traded tentatively as oil rose on U.S.-Iran talks, with markets pricing de-escalation before...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Feb 03
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
This week, the global economy sent mixed signals. Manufacturing rebounded across key economies as tariff fears eased, but Wall Street seesawed as a...
Who is Kevin Warsh? Five key facts about the top Fed chair contender
U. S. President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the Fed Chair in May,...
BRICS Payment Settlement: The Quest and Implications
Amid escalating tariff threats, economic sanctions, disorderly payment settlements, currency and liquidity stress, and compliance-driven de-risking in an intensifying geopolitical churn, the RBI’s call...
Struggling to open a bank account as a startup? How Shokran simplifies online registration
Many startups in the UAE secure their trade license in days, yet spend weeks — or even months — trying to gain access to...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 27
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed selective amnesia about risk. Asian equities hit records and investors rotated into duration despite Trump hiking South Korean tariffs...
China’s Rural Banks Struggle to Offload Foreclosed Homes, Exposing Deeper Financial Stress
Chinese rural banks are finding it increasingly difficult to sell foreclosed properties even after offering steep discounts, underscoring the depth of the country’s prolonged...
Japan’s Bond Rout Rings Alarm Bells as Opposition Urges Decisive Market Intervention
Japan’s government bond market long seen as one of the world’s most stable was jolted this week by a sharp selloff that reverberated across...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff disruptions, but Trump's Greenland ultimatum revived the...