BIG TECH´S CAPEX SPLURGE MAY BE IRRATIONALLY EXUBERANT / THE ECONOMIST

A trillion-dollar AI arms race Big tech’s capex splurge may be irrationally exuberant  Beware of overhype and overbuild From the 19th-centur...

EGYPT, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Egypt, Caught in the Crossfire The death of a border guard represents the biggest risk of escalation in the Gaza conflict yet. By: Kamran Bo...

ROUGH JUSTICE FOR TRUMP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Rough Justice for Trump Following Donald Trump’s conviction in a Manhattan courtroom, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board worries that...

FIRM UNDERTONE DESPITE CONTRACT EXPIRY / MACLEODFINANCE

Firm undertone despite contract expiry Gold and silver prices reflect relentless demand from China and Asia, who are simply getting out of d...

IS DISINFLATION BACK ON TRACK? / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Is Disinflation Back on Track? The latest news on inflation has been pretty good. It has also been extremely weird. And that weirdness is, i...

EUROPE´S NON-EUROPEAN ELECTIONS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe’s Non-European Elections While European Union member states cooperate on issues like economic policy and climate change, the EU lacks...

AMERICA´S 100% TARIFFS ON CHINESE EV´S: BAD POLICY, WORST LEADERSHIP / THE ECONOMIST

Biden’s baleful barriers America’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs: bad policy, worse leadership The global trade system is disintegrating as yo...

MEXICO CONSIDERS A NEW FOREIGN POLICY PATH / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Mexico Considers a New Foreign Policy Path Voters must soon decide between two competing approaches. By: Geopolitical Futures On June 2, Mex...

WHY THE U.S. CAN´T WIN THE TRADE WAR WITH CHINA -- AND SHOULDN´T TRY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China – and Shouldn’t Try At the heart of Sino-American trade tensions is the claim that China’s sur...

THE XI-PUTIN PARTNERSHIP IS NOT A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE / THE ECONOMIST

An autocratic bromance  The Xi-Putin partnership is not a marriage of convenience It is one of vital, long-term necessity In march last year...