Gulf states pay the price as Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis drives costs
Gulf states that normally receive their food and household goods by sea have spent five months flying them…
Top investment ideas as interest rate uncertainty grips market
Bond market investors may want to shift their focus toward the front of the yield curve, according to…
Belgium bans West Bank imports, drawing condemnations from Israel
The decision to introduce the ban was actually made in September 2025, but political disagreements and negotiations led…
Veteran Investor: China’s Full Stack AI Is “Overlooked and Underpriced” As $2 Billion Kling Deal Signals Repricing
Quick Read Leung calls China’s full AI stack overlooked and underpriced, arguing that chips, cloud, and applications alike…
Inflation as major reason to invest in global bond markets
The best government bond market may be outside the United States. Allspring Global Investments’ George Bory is pushing…
EU Sees 6 Billion Reasons for New Levy on Online Shoppers
Bargain-hunting consumers across the European Union will start feeling the pinch of higher online shopping costs next week…
State of Global Oil Inventories Ruins Iran Peace Optimism
As oil benchmarks crash and Brent slips below $80 per barrel, a growing number of analysts are sounding…
Descartes reports record revenue amid ‘challenging’ trade landscape
Global supply chain SaaS provider Descartes saw record revenue and operating income during its 2027 fiscal first quarter. Descartes…
2026 News items – Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank, and WTO – World Trade Organization
2026 News items – Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank, and WTO World Trade…
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in Covid Heads Higher Again
(Bloomberg) — The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up…
April 2026 update to TIGER: A year of economic healing turns into a year of peril
The latest update of the Brookings-FT Tiger indexes, which are based on pre-Iran war data, shows how the…
Strait of Hormuz Tolls and Ceasefire Reshape Global Shipping and Oil Prices
According to a report from Freightwaves, a proposed plan by Oman and Iran to institute permanent tolls for…