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Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 27
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed selective amnesia about risk. Asian equities hit records and investors rotated into duration despite Trump hiking South Korean tariffs...
Geopolitical Risk Moves to the Center of Investment Decisions
Demand for geopolitical analysis is rising sharply as investors struggle to price in risks from wars, trade threats and political shocks. Asset managers and...
Japan’s Bond Rout Rings Alarm Bells as Opposition Urges Decisive Market Intervention
Japan’s government bond market long seen as one of the world’s most stable was jolted this week by a sharp selloff that reverberated across...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff disruptions, but Trump's Greenland ultimatum revived the...
China Hits Its Target but the Slowdown Is Getting Harder to Ignore
China’s economic growth slowed to a three-year low in the final quarter of 2025, underscoring the strain facing the world’s second-largest economy as domestic...
From Deadlock to Rebellion: Spain’s Fiscal Crisis
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Spain's government faces a nationwide rebellion from its own regional leaders over a new fiscal funding plan, accused of bribing Catalonia with a...
France Risks ‘Danger Zone’ if Budget Deficit Exceeds 5% in 2026, ECB’s Villeroy Warns
France could breach a critical fiscal threshold if its budget deficit surpasses 5% of GDP in 2026, ECB policymaker and Bank of France Governor...
Pakistan Partners With Trump-Linked Firm on Dollar Stablecoin
Pakistan has signed an agreement with a firm linked to World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture associated with the family of U.S. President Donald...
Jerome Powell vs. Donald Trump: The Shocking New Fight Over the Fed
The news that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is now the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation, a move that follows persistent public...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 13
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
This week revealed a financial system under direct political assault. The threat of indicting a Fed Chair isn't just a headline, it's a...