Economy

Iran war prompts echoes of pandemic as energy-saving measures take hold

Energy Sharmila Devi - April 24, 2026.

Will the energy crunch caused by the Iran war push us back to a “lockdown lite” version of the days of remote working and staying...

Trump’s Self-Defeating Attacks on the Fed

Finances Michael R. Strain - April 23, 2026.

US President Donald Trump has three goals for the Federal Reserve: He wants a new chair; he wants the current chair, Jerome Powell, off the...

Iran war warns that digital infrastructure is a security question

Technology Soňa Muzikárová - April 22, 2026.

The Iranian strikes on data centers in the Gulf have revealed a vulnerability that many wanted to ignore. The infrastructure underpinning AI, cloud computing, and other...

The myth of the commodity shock: global money supply is soaring again

Finances Daniel Lacalle - April 20, 2026.

Global money supply is soaring again, while money velocity remains depressed and uneven across regions. This highlights a key point: commodities transmit relative price signals, but...

The end of neutral financing – how the role of the World Bank is changing

Economy Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 19, 2026.

This week, at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, Washington clearly set the direction: development financing is no longer a neutral...

A new era of communication infrastructure

Technology Elise Quevedo - April 19, 2026.

When Amazon makes a large investment announcement in satellite infrastructure, we pay attention. Last year, Goldman Sachs projected the global satellite market would exceed $100...

The World Needs an Oil Buyers’ Club

Energy Isabella M. Weber - Gregor Semieniuk - April 18, 2026.

The US blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz—a critical waterway through which Iran was previously preventing the...

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