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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...
You Can’t Buy Peace: Trump’s Economic Fantasy Across Three Wars
President Donald Trump's son-in-law stood before global elites in Davos last week and unveiled renderings of a "New Gaza"—glittering skyscrapers along the Mediterranean, data...
China’s Maritime Pincer from the Malacca Strait to the Mediterranean
The Ream naval base in Cambodia is part of “China's String of Pearls strategy”, a naval military strategy of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)...
‘Time for Made in Europe’: EU Industry Chief Calls for Strategic Push
Europe is being urged to adopt a "Made in Europe" strategy to safeguard its industries, according to EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne. This call...
Gold, Silver Selloff Worsens as CME Raises Trading Margins
Gold and silver prices continued to decrease on Monday due to higher margin requirements at CME Group, following a significant decline the previous week...
EU $955 Billion Recovery Fund Struggles to Transform Economy
Across Europe, projects funded by the European Union’s landmark post-pandemic recovery programme are visible on the ground, from AI-enabled agriculture in Spain to infrastructure...
EU Industry Chief Urges ‘Made in Europe’ Push to Protect Bloc’s Economy
The European Union must adopt a stronger “Made in Europe” strategy to shield its industries from global competition, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said...
Mandelson Quits Labour After Fresh Epstein Links Surface
Former UK minister Peter Mandelson has resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party following new media reports revisiting his past connections to disgraced...
Belt and Road Becomes Key Tool in China’s Push to Enforce One-China Policy
China employs an intensive diplomatic and economic strategy with countries of the Global South (Africa, Arab states, Latin America, and Asia) to solidify the...
China’s Infrastructure Loans Raise Fears of Sovereignty Loss
Whether Chinese infrastructure loans constitute a “debt trap” threatening the sovereignty of host countries is a highly contested and controversial issue, the subject of...