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AI Boom Could Ease Debt Pressures, But Won’t Solve Fiscal Crises
Economists are cautiously optimistic that advances in artificial intelligence could boost productivity across major economies, potentially helping governments manage soaring debt. Debt levels in...
AI Boom Won’t Magically Fix the Debt Problem Facing Major Economies
Artificial intelligence could deliver the productivity surge policymakers have been hoping for since the global financial crisis. But even if it does, economists caution...
Central Banks Under Fire: Fighting Political Pressure Without Losing Credibility
Across advanced and emerging economies, central bankers are confronting an increasingly assertive political class. Populist leaders and fiscally strained governments are pressing for lower...
Carney Heads to India in Bid to Recast Canada as a ‘Middle Power’ Trade Hub
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Mumbai on his first official visit to India seeking to reset strained relations and advance an ambitious...
Russia’s Arctic Allure: How Gulf Tourists Are Powering a New Travel Boom Amid War
In sub-zero temperatures just outside Moscow, husky sleds glide across snow-laden fields carrying visitors from Oman and the United Arab Emirates. For many, it...
How Materials, Infrastructure, and Geopolitics Redefine the 2030 Energy Transition
And while grid physics remains the starting point, the innovations shaping the 2030 landscape extend far beyond conductors and transmission lines. The energy transition...
Europe Demands Stronger Yuan as China Seeks Trade Embrace
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, visited Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, underscoring Europe’s growing role in China’s global trade strategy amid tensions with the...
Rare Earth Squeeze Deepens for U.S. Aerospace and Chipmakers
Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor companies are facing worsening shortages of key rare earth elements, even after a temporary easing of trade tensions...
What China’s Spring Festival spending really tells us about its economy
As China is about to enter the 2026 Two Sessions period, the outside world is paying more attention to various consumption data during the...
Beijing Claims CIA Running Disinformation Campaigns Against Its Global Projects
Chinese intelligence and security agencies have detected covert campaigns led by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on social media, aimed at discrediting the...