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Why Are European Firms Funding the AI Race With Their Own Cash?
Europe wants to build a competitive artificial intelligence industry, but a new financing divide is emerging between European companies and their US counterparts.
While American...
America Now Pays 5% to Borrow: Where Japanese, Norwegian and Gulf Money Is Going Instead
TODAY'S NUMBERS
5.17% (US 10-year yield, highest since 2007) · 54.3% (indirect bid at Wednesday's five-year auction; average 65.2%) · $1.10trn (Japan's Treasury holdings, down...
Gold Up, Dollar Down, Yields Rising: What Kevin Warsh’s Fed Is Doing to the Reserve Currency
TODAY'S NUMBERS:
$4,388 (gold, per ounce) · 98.6 (dollar index, four-month low) · 4.8% (10-year Treasury yield, highest since 2023). Gold and yields normally move...
Is the Global Economy Running Too Hot for Financial Markets?
The global economy has entered the second half of the year with surprising strength despite two wars, sharply higher energy prices and persistent geopolitical...
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...
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....
Türkiye’s ASEAN Ambitions Need Singapore’s Financial Plumbing, Not Just Capital
When ASEAN formally accorded Türkiye Dialogue Partner status on 21 July, Ankara gained more than diplomatic access. It gained a test of whether Turkish...
From Trade Giant to Strategic Actor: Rebuilding Europe’s Economic Statecraft
As the era of frictionless globalization gives way to systemic warfare, the European Union finds itself trapped in an institutional paradox: it remains a...
Could Climate Damage Become Europe’s Next Public Finance Crisis?
Europe's increasingly extreme weather is creating a fiscal problem that governments can no longer treat as a series of isolated emergencies. As wildfires, floods...
Trump Backed Crypto Firm Offers Access to Restricted Chinese AI Models
A cryptocurrency company backed by U.S. President Donald Trump is collaborating with a Hong Kong based venture that provides access to artificial intelligence models...