Asia’s AI boom papering over underlying rust-belt economies
Walk through any major electronics hub in Shenzhen, Seoul or Taipei right now, and the neon glare of…
China built Indonesia’s nickel boom. Will it stay for the bust?
When PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) began operating in North Morowali, it represented everything Indonesia wanted its nickel…
Indonesia’s rupiah rout is not just about the dollar
The wave of currency depreciation that battered Indonesia’s foreign exchange market throughout April and May 2026 has pushed…
China’s sovereign debt to debut in SE Asia’s largest economy
A landmark agreement allowing China to issue sovereign bonds in Indonesia’s domestic market on a reciprocal basis signals…
US chasing AGI myth while China builds the AI future
The United States is increasingly organizing its artificial intelligence strategy around a concept it cannot clearly define, cannot…
Petroyuan will mature in bursts of crisis
The petroyuan — oil and energy trades settled in Chinese yuan rather than US dollars — is not…
China Shock 2.0 jolts global economy as Trump does Xi’s work
TOKYO — On top of the tariffs, wars and inflation upending the global economy, US chieftains are grappling…
Iran war pushing India to edge of a currency crisis
TOKYO — In Asia, no national leader has been more effective in spinning an underperforming economy than India’s…
Worst-case, a dreaded term could apply to the 2026 energy shock
In the war between Iran, the United States and Israel, economics has become as much of a weapon…
Ghosts of 1997 and 2008 stir as Iran spooks markets
TOKYO — Asia is seeing ghosts again. One apparition amid tight credit markets dates to the 2007-2008 global…
Nvidia halts H200 production as China backs Huawei AI chips
Nvidia has reportedly halted production of its H200 artificial-intelligence (AI) chips intended for China amid rising political tensions…
When AI becomes our politics and economics
Machines are now performing activities that absolutely refuse classification under traditional economic models. They do not harvest wheat.…