AFTER IRAN, GOLD IS LOOKING LESS GLITTERY / THE ECONOMIST

After Iran, gold is looking less glittery Is the yellow metal the new crypto? An illustration of a gold lingot with bitcoin wheels going up ...

IRAN`S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS WON`T DEFEND THE REGIME TO THE LAST MAN / THE ECONOMIST

Guarding whom? Iran’s Revolutionary Guards won’t defend the regime to the last man Mohsen Sazegara, one of the force’s founders, believes it...

CAN THE FEDERAL RESERVE PLEASE SHUT UP? / THE WALL STREET OP EDITORIAL

Can the Federal Reserve Please Shut Up? The central bank’s faulty economic predictions hurt markets and the Fed’s own institutional credibil...

THE ERA OF U.S. DOMINANCE IN ECONOMIC WARFARE IS OVER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The era of US dominance in economic warfare is over America has long used sanctions to coerce adversaries, but Iran and China can wield powe...

THE IRAN WAR COULD TRIGGER A GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Iran War Could Trigger a Global Food Crisis While media coverage of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has focused on oil prices, th...

IRAN COULD EMERGE FROM THE WAR STRONGER AND MORE DANGEROUS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous The Islamic republic aims to set up a toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz. It may ...

THE WAR`S BIGGEST CORPORATE WINNERS AND LOSERS MAY SURPRISE YOU / THE ECONOMIST

Oil change  The war’s biggest corporate winners and losers may surprise you Markets are beginning to signal the long-term consequences of th...

INTERDEPENDENCE BITES BACK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Interdependence Bites Back In today’s interconnected global economy, geopolitical shocks cascade through trade, production, and financial ne...

THE DECAPITATION DILEMMA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The decapitation dilemma Long regarded as dishonourable or counterproductive, the idea of targeting enemy leaders is becoming normalised. Wh...