There is an economic argument for diplomacy that rarely appears in the photographs of negotiators. Each tanker delayed, shipping premium...
Inflation hurts developing economies more severely when basic necessities take up more of household budgets, imported energy becomes expensive and public finances leave little room for...
Pakistan’s recovery is meaningful but conditional. The October IMF staff agreement is evidence of program progress, not proof that every disbursement has been approved or that...
The global economic outlook in 2026 is best understood as a contest between forces that support production and forces that squeeze purchasing power. Investment can remain...
Vietnam’s economy is undergoing a structural transformation. While Tier-1 metropolitan hubs like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City maintain steady growth, a cluster of high-tech northern...
Bitcoin’s four-year cycle has been one of the most-watched patterns in crypto. It links price peaks and crashes to the supply event known as the halving....
Bitcoin is doing something it hasn’t done cleanly all year: holding a range. After a brutal first half of 2026 and a sharp recovery through the...
Malaysia delivered one of the standout growth surprises among Southeast Asian economies this year, with confirmed second-quarter GDP data showing the economy accelerated to 6% —...
Indonesia’s economy expanded 5.29% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, comfortably beating forecasts and extending a run of growth that has outpaced most consensus estimates...
China’s headline growth numbers still look respectable at first glance. GDP expanded 4.3% year-on-year in the June quarter, down from 5.0% in the first quarter, bringing...