THE MEANING OF AMERICA`S VAST MILITARY BUILD-UP OFF VENEZUELA / THE ECONOMIST

Gunboat diplomacy  The meaning of America’s vast military build-up off Venezuela The world’s largest aircraft-carrier is making for the Vene...

THE FED &DERIVATIVES: HOW COMPLEXITY HIDES DISHONESTY / VON GREYERZ

The Fed & Derivatives: How Complexity Hides Dishonesty By Matthew Piepenburg I often close public interviews with the recommendation tha...

AUSTRALIA IS RETHINKING ITS CLIMATE DOOMSDAY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Australia is rethinking its climate doomsday Focusing on jobs and property prices could be a better way to bolster support for a new emissio...

INVESTORS ANGST OVER BIG TECH`S AI SPENDING SPILL INTO BOND MARKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Investor angst over Big Tech’s AI spending spills into bond market Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks ...

BILL GATES RETHINKS CLIMATE CATASTROPHE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL

Bill Gates Rethinks Climate Catastrophe Ahead of COP30, the billionaire is sounding like our long-time contributor Bjorn Lomborg. By The Edi...

TRUMP, XI, AND MANAGING RIVALRY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Trump, Xi, and Managing Rivalry Washington’s challenge is to exploit its window of relative advantage without drifting into complacency or e...

THE WEST`S "FREE PALESTINE" MOVEMENT ISN`T HELPING / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The West’s “Free Palestine” Movement Isn’t Helping Contrary to the claims of Western progressives, anti-Israel movements cannot be tidily se...

THE BATTLE FOR NEW YORK / THE ECONOMIST

American politics The battle for New York A fight is brewing between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani  Illustration: The Economist/Tim McDona...

AMERICA`S RARE EARTH DELUSION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America’s rare earth delusion China’s critical minerals chokepoint has been hiding in plain sight for decades Rana Foroohar © Matt Kenyon It...

HOW U.S. BILLIONAIRES STACK UP WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

How U.S. Billionaires Stack Up With the Rest of the World There are 3,508 billionaires on the planet. Americans dominate their collective we...