Economic policy in 2026 is being shaped less by parliaments than by the working papers, staff estimates, and forecasting models produced inside a small cluster of...
Singapore‘s economy expanded 6.0% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, a headline figure strong enough to suggest the city-state has largely shrugged off the disruption...
The International Monetary Fund has lowered Pakistan‘s economic growth forecast to 3.5% for the current fiscal year while raising its inflation projection to 8.4% — a...
Malaysia‘s economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, a figure that on the surface suggests resilience against the global disruption triggered by the...
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has committed to importing up to 150 million barrels of Russian crude oil through the end of 2026, a deal that...
Russia‘s two largest, US-sanctioned oil producers have clawed back control of the majority of the country’s crude export trade, restoring their combined share to 57% in...
The global billionaire population grew by 13.1% over the past year to reach 3,302 individuals, with their collective wealth climbing 25% — nearly two and a...
The Bank of England has, for the first time, publicly questioned whether its existing rulebook can contain the risks posed by autonomous artificial intelligence agents operating...
Two of China‘s best-known hedge fund managers have told clients that the global rally in artificial-intelligence stocks has crossed from exuberance into what they are calling...
JPMorgan Chase has issued a stark departure from conventional bank-risk analysis, telling investors that the next systemic banking crisis is more likely to originate from an...