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A New Era of Trade Alliances: How and Why the Global Economic Map Is Changing
Global trade is experiencing one of the most significant overhauls in modern history: old borders are disappearing, and the planet’s economic map is being...
China Stocks Edge Higher Despite U.S. Trade Tensions as Investors Seek Safety in Financials
Chinese stocks rebounded modestly on Thursday, shrugging off renewed U.S.-China trade frictions as investors shifted into defensive sectors. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1%...
U.S. Shutdown Could Cost $15 Billion a Week, Treasury Says
The two-week-old U.S. government shutdown is beginning to bite, with the Treasury Department estimating a hit of up to $15 billion per week in...
Asia Stocks Surge, Gold Hits Record High as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Fuel Market Crosscurrents
Asian equities extended Wall Street’s overnight rally on Thursday, boosted by strong corporate earnings and a continued frenzy around artificial intelligence. Japan’s Nikkei rose...
The United States as the Indo-Pacific’s Self-Appointed Maritime Police
On September 23, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Department of State published the United States’ Commitment to Maritime Security...
The Pressure Play: China’s MSS Assesses Egypt’s High-Stakes Gambit with Mossad
Recently, Chinese interest has increased, through the Chinese Ministry of State Security, which is responsible for Chinese intelligence, in the outcomes of the negotiations...
Europe Builds a ‘Drone Wall’ as NATO, EU Step Up Joint Defense
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the military alliance and the European Union are working together to set up a “drone wall”...
China’s “Production-First” Gamble: Why Beijing Won’t Blink in Its Economic War with America
As China’s Communist Party prepares for its October plenum, the world’s second-largest economy stands at a crossroads one that’s both economic and geopolitical. The...
When Washington Goes Dark, the World Loses Sight
The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has halted the release of critical economic data from jobs reports to inflation metrics creating a growing sense of...
Dollar Sinks as Fed Signals Rate Cuts, Trade War Flares Anew
The U.S. dollar has come under renewed pressure this week as investors brace for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. The...