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AI Boom Cushions Global Economy as Middle East Energy Shock Clouds 2027 Outlook
The global economy is showing more resilience than expected in 2026, helped by a surge in investment linked to artificial intelligence, but the impact...
US and South Korea Advance $350 Billion Investment Deal as Alliance Talks Deepen
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump welcomed what Seoul described as significant progress on a $350 billion strategic investment...
Trump’s Diesel Export Dilemma: Can a Ban Lower Prices Without Deepening the Fuel Crunch?
The surge in US diesel prices is putting growing pressure on President Donald Trump to intervene in fuel markets, with Republican lawmakers calling for...
Germany’s Zeitenwende: The Turning Point Before 2029
On February 27, 2022, three days into a war nobody in Berlin had planned for, Olaf Scholz walked into an emergency session of the...
Beijing’s Two-Track Money Play: A Stronger Yuan for Washington, a Harder Line on Belt and Road Debt
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$126.4bn (China's record H1 2026 Belt and Road engagement) · 8 (straight sessions of a stronger PBOC yuan fix, the longest streak since...
Can the Philippines Help Accelerate the EU’s Pivot to Asia?
The European Union and the Philippines have reached an initial agreement on the main elements of a free trade deal, marking another step in...
Can Britain Secure a Role in the EU’s Made in Europe Plan?
Britain is seeking a closer economic relationship with the European Union by asking to participate in the bloc’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy, as...
Indonesia Mobilizes 1,800 Tons of Household Gold to Strengthen the Rupiah
Global money is fracturing. As central banks hoard physical gold at record rates, weaponised sanctions, politicised payment networks, and persistent global inflation have exposed...
Can AI Optimism Strengthen China Stocks Ahead of the Xi Trump Summit?
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in artificial intelligence companies, as investors responded to signs of renewed US China...
Trump Approval Falls to Career-Low 32% as Cost of Living Concerns Grow
President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to 32%, marking the lowest point in his political career, as revealed by a new Reuters/Ipsos poll....