A TALE OF TWO MARKETS / MACLEOD FINANCE

A tale of two markets Alasdair Macleod While paper markets continue to suppress gold and silver, physical demand from China and others “in t...

HEDGING THE AI DOOMSDAY RISK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Hedging the AI Doomsday Risk As far-fetched as warnings of an impending AI apocalypse may sound, even a remote risk should not be dismissed ...

RATE RISES SHOULD NOT BE "THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Rate rises should not be ‘the only game in town’ Monetary policy is not the best response tool for today’s economic and financial challenges...

CHINA IS GIVING ITS ECONOMY A BIG SHOT IN THE ARM / THE ECONOMIST

The “Six Networks” China is giving its economy a big shot in the arm A massive infrastructure scheme may give the country a sorely needed bo...

WHAT DOES HUMAN INQUIRY EVEN MEAN ANYMORE? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

What does human inquiry even mean any more? Universities and other knowledge-based institutions will need to be radically redesigned in the ...

THE PEOPLE NOT WORTH REPLACING / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The People Not Worth Replacing At first glance, MAGA’s fear of immigrants and the rest of America’s fear of data centers have many similarit...

KREMLIM-BACKED FORGERY SCHEME MOVED $6.9BN THROUGH GLOBAL BANKS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigr...