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Can Europe Win the Energy Race Before High Costs Undermine Its Economy?
Europe has significantly reduced its dependence on Russian energy since the 2022 energy crisis, but it now faces a different and potentially more damaging...
Central banks face growing inflation risks as global price pressures mount
Major central banks are confronting an increasingly difficult inflation landscape as multiple price pressures converge, raising questions over whether policymakers can continue treating inflation...
Who Is Funding America’s Growing Debt to the Rest of the World?
Foreign capital continues to pour into the United States, driven largely by the artificial intelligence investment boom. While these inflows have helped fuel record...
Europe’s China Dilemma: The New Geopolitics of Free Trade
Over the past five years, the European Union has quietly built the largest network of modern free trade agreements in the world. New Zealand,...
Is America’s Power Grid Ready for the AI Boom?
The United States is racing to secure global leadership in artificial intelligence, expand domestic manufacturing, electrify transportation, and modernize its economy. Yet beneath these...
When AI Attacks Financial Trust: Why ASEAN May Become the Global South’s First Test Case
In February 2026, the Bank of Italy confronted a problem that sounded almost absurd: fraudulent videos and online content were circulating with the name...
European Shares Hold Steady as Earnings Offset Middle East Tensions
European shares traded cautiously lower on Thursday as investors balanced a fresh wave of corporate earnings and merger activity against escalating conflict in the...
Asian Stocks Fall as Chip Selloff Overshadows TSMC Earnings
Asian stock markets declined on Thursday as a broad selloff in semiconductor shares outweighed record earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), while softer...
ASML Raises 2026 Forecast on Strong AI Chip Demand
Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML raised its financial outlook for 2026 and announced plans to significantly expand manufacturing capacity after reporting stronger than expected...
Australia Expands Export Finance Agency for Critical Minerals
Australia is expanding its government backed export finance agency as it prepares to launch a A$1.2 billion strategic critical minerals reserve, reinforcing its role...