Economy

Fed Chair signals rate hikes to bring inflation down

Economy TA | AP Insight - August 28, 2026.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in...

Banking in Europe remains national

Finances Lucrezia Reichlin - August 26, 2026.

After seven hours of deliberations on August 20, the board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena emerged with an extraordinary decision. Founded in 1472 and...

Entering an era of ‘gated recessions’

Economy Kaushik Basu - August 25, 2026.

Something strange is happening in the US labor market. The latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the US economy lost...

Socialism is not a path to affordability

Economy Daniel Lacalle - August 24, 2026.

The idea that socialism delivers affordability has always failed in practice. Across Europe, countries that have constantly expanded public spending, taxation, transfers, and regulation have...

Can space solve AI's energy problem?

Technology Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 23, 2026.

Nvidia, the world's largest producer of artificial intelligence processors, and Cisco, a major supplier of networking equipment, launched a project on 21 August that aims...

Why is the US so concerned with a falling yen?

Finances Harold James - August 23, 2026.

In a Reuters photo from late July, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can be seen holding a to-do list with just one item: purchase $5–10...

Infrastructure for the quantum era – why colder can mean smarter

Technology Elise Quevedo - August 23, 2026.

When we think about the technologies that will shape the next decade, we tend to think of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced semiconductors, robotics and...

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