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…
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…
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…
Charting the Global Economy: Warsh’s Tenure at the Fed Begins – Bloomberg.com
Charting the Global Economy: Warsh’s Tenure at the Fed Begins Bloomberg.comUS Federal Reserve holds rates steady, raises inflation expectations RNZExplained:…
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Traffic Remains Below Pre-War Levels
Shipping traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz continues to fall far short of pre-conflict levels, despite a…
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…
‘Famine’: Aussie economist’s grim warnings as war continues
An Aussie economist has issued a stark warning to the nation that its food supplies could begin to…
Your Easter chocolate may harm the environment
The United Kingdom’s cocoa imports drove more than 2,000 hectares of deforestation in 2025 alone, mainly in…
Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says
As global trade becomes increasingly divided by geopolitical tensions, Africa’s vast mineral reserves are gaining renewed strategic importance,…
Shipping Firms Forecast Lower Profits in 2026 with Red Sea Reopening
Global container shipping companies are preparing for lower profits in 2026, according to Bloomberg. The potential reopening of…
Rules-based trade with US is ‘over’: Canada central bank head
Canada’s Central Bank Governor Tiff Macklem at a G7 meeting last year (Dave Chidley) · Dave Chidley/AFP/AFP The…
China’s huge trade surplus brings limited boost to forex reserves
China’s trade surplus surged to a record in 2025, even as United States President Donald Trump launched a…