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Could US Big Tech Crowding Out Europe’s Bond Market?
U.S. technology giants are increasingly turning to European bond markets to finance their massive AI and data centre investments. The shift is raising concerns...
How Two EU Vetoes Are Quietly Handing Russia a Win in the Sanctions War
TODAY'S NUMBERS
$4,334 (gold, per ounce, near record) · $200bn (Russian reserves frozen at Euroclear) · Sept. 15 (deadline for the EU's Russia sanctions list...
Why Are Oil Importers Turning to Longer Trade Routes?
The Iran conflict and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz are forcing major oil importing countries to rethink how they source crude. Countries that...
The Benefits of ‘Expo’ Diplomacy
Expo isn't usually seen as a platform for international diplomacy. Conceived as a world's fair to showcase the achievements of nations, it has traditionally...
The Hormuz Trap: American Superiority and the Cost of Iranian Leverage
On 31 August, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of one another as they sailed out of the...
Egypt, China and the SCO: A New Era of Eurasian Connectivity
With President Xi Jinping's anticipated visit to Egypt in late August and early September, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek...
Iran, Oil and a Hawkish Fed: Why the Dollar Is Winning the Week and Losing the Decade
TODAY'S NUMBERS 99.73 Dollar Index (DXY) · 4.81% US 10-year Treasury yield · $4,304 Gold, per ounce All three are rising together — the...
Why Are Global Bond Markets Selling Off?
Government bond markets across major economies are facing a broad selloff as investors worry about persistent inflation, higher interest rates and growing government debt....
Regime Change, Itemized: Inside the Venezuela Oil Deal
The 65-billion-barrel Venezuela oil deal is not proof that regime change was sold with a resource contract attached as its explicit precondition — the...
Asian Stocks Fall as US Iran Conflict Pushes Oil Prices Higher
Asian financial markets came under heavy pressure on Wednesday as renewed US airstrikes on Iran intensified fears of further disruption to the global energy...