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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
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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...
Inflation’s Return: Why December CPI May End the Illusion of Cooling Prices in the U.S.
U.S. inflation data for late 2025 has been unusually shaped by a rare and disruptive event: the longest federal government shutdown on record. The...
G7 Sets a Floor to Escape China’s Rare Earth Control
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G7 finance ministers are convening an emergency meeting in Washington to address their collective vulnerability to China's dominance of rare earths and critical...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 06
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Asian equities soared to new highs, momentarily brushing aside the geopolitical shock of Venezuela's presidential capture. The real action, however, was in the...
Orbán Finds His “Special Relationship” with US Has Limits
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged Monday that his government has failed to secure a major U.S. financial backstop ahead of a crucial...