As of the week ending September 10, 2026, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the United States stood at 6.76%, up from 6.71% the prior week,...
Former President Donald Trump’s financial balance sheet is undergoing unprecedented pressure. While his estimated net worth fluctuated dramatically following the public listing of Trump Media &...
Crypto’s defining shift this year is not a price rally but a change in who is buying. Public companies now hold more than 1.7 million BTC...
The IMF’s July 2026 update projects global growth of 3.0% for 2026 and 3.4% for 2027 — a modest slowdown from the 3.5% average of 2024–25,...
Key Policy Takeaways 1. The Perishable Window: Why Low Inflation Is a Double-Edged Sword Prominent Chinese economic advisors are urging Beijing to capitalize on the country’s...
Inflation stopped being a 2022 story and became a 2026 one again, and most portfolios were not rebuilt for it. US consumer prices rose 0.4% in...
The World Bank’s June 2026 assessment carries a phrase that should stop any investor mid-scroll: a “lost decade” of development for many emerging markets. Global growth...
The International Monetary Fund has revised its view of the world economy three times in nine months, and the direction of travel is clear. Global growth...
Singapore’s equity market spent 2026 quietly doing what almost no other Asian market managed: going up in a straight line. The Straits Times Index closed at...
Two of Asia’s largest equity markets have spent 2026 telling opposite stories, and the gap between them is now the most consequential allocation decision in global...