A NEW PLAZA ACCORD FOR GLOBAL CURRENCIES WOULDN`T WORK / THE ECONOMIST

A new Plaza Accord for global currencies wouldn’t work The conditions and will for a deal are not what they were in 1985 Illustration: Satos...

PUTIN`S SYSTEM IS IN A STATE OF SLOW IMPLOSION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Putin’s system is in a state of slow implosion Look to the erosion of fiscal discipline to see where the problems lie Alexandra Prokopenko P...

LEARNING FROM THE RIGHT SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Learning from the Right Sovereign Wealth Funds The Gulf has made establishing a sovereign wealth fund seem like a strategic—and glamorous—ch...

THE AI BOOM AND GEOPOLITICS ARE REWIRING ASIA`S OCEANS / THE ECONOMIST

The new geography of subsea cables The AI boom and geopolitics are rewiring Asia’s oceans New cables between data centres are avoiding China...

VENEZUELA TO REVEAL $240BN DEBT PILE IN WORLD`S LARGEST RESTRUCTURING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world’s largest restructuring Caracas to disclose it has much more borrowing than expected after ove...

KEVIN WARSH PICKS EX-BOE CHIEF MERVYN KING AND TECH BOSS MAR ANDREESSEN TO REFORM FED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Kevin Warsh picks ex-BoE chief Mervyn King and tech boss Marc Andreessen to reform Fed US central bank chair chooses business and academic l...

ROBOT NATION: CHINA`S BID TO BEAT ITS DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing...

UKRAINE IS REDEFINING MODERN WARFARE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

  Ukraine Is Redefining Modern Warfare Through adaptation and superior technology, Kyiv weakens Russia by cumulative disruption. By David H....

RULING CLASS CLOWNS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Ruling Class Clowns By the end of the 19th-century in the US, it was clear to all interested observers that market power did not automatical...