Trump waives up-to-100% Russia oil tariffs days before they start
Washington built a 100% tariff threat, then dropped it at the last minute. Trump waived key Russia-related sanctions an…
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Brent hits $110 as Iran steps up Hormuz ship attacks
Brent touched $110 on Friday, its highest since May, and US crude posted a weekly gain of more than 10%. Brent settled a…
China’s chip exports jump 136% to $45B as AI memory crunch lifts prices
While Wall Street dumps AI stocks, China is cashing in on the AI boom. China’s chip exports hit $45B in September…
IMF's WEO: Hormuz's Strange Winners
In 2026, oil importers across the Middle East and Central Asia will outgrow the region's oil exporters by 8.5 percentage…
IMF Lifts 2026 Global Growth to 3.1% as AI Boom Offsets War Shock
The IMF expects the world economy to grow 3.1% in 2026, slightly better than it forecast in July. But growth is now conc…
“Trade Is Like Water”: IMF Chief Georgieva Says Global Trade Will Route Around Tariff Walls
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said nations have moved from prizing economic efficiency to prioritising economic securit…
Data Centres Are Now War Targets?
Iran has put the Gulf's AI build-out back in the crosshairs. It has already hit these targets once this year, so the Gul…
US–China rare-earth ‘cliff’ moves from November to January, but nothing is settled
China’s suspension of its toughest rare-earth export curbs was due to lapse on Nov 10. A two-month truce extensio…
US Trade Deficit Widens to $105.6 Billion as Imports Hit a Record, Tariffs Notwithstanding
Washington built a tariff wall. Imports climbed right over it. The US trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August…
Saudi Arabia's Bab el-Mandeb Gamble: What the World's Most Expensive 18 Miles Are Worth
Riyadh is preparing a ground offensive to take the Bab el-Mandeb strait back from the Houthis. With Hormuz choked, this …
India's Two-Speed Story:
India's tax revenue is growing at its fastest pace in six months, and the government still sees growth above 7%. Yet for…
Argentina golden passport
Argentina will sell citizenship to wealthy foreigners, a first for South America. President Javier Milei's government is…
Everything But the Rare Earths
Washington and Beijing have matched each other with tariff cuts covering $30 billion of goods, offering relief to produc…
Trump and Xi agree : AI incident channel, $30B tariff cut
As part of an eight-point consensus from Xi's three-day state visit to Washington (ended Fri, 25 Sep 2026), …
Trump–Xi summit: big pomp, small print, trade truce extended just two months
Xi Jinping's first state visit to Washington in over a decade delivered ceremony — flyovers, a remodelled Rose Gar…
FEATURE: China's US Exports Surge Before Trump–Xi Summit: Who Gained
The swing in one number. China Beige Book, the New York research firm, surveyed about 1,300 Chinese companies from 1 to …
The Greenland Deal Is About Security. Markets Heard "Rare Earths".
After months of talk about buying Greenland, President Trump announced something different on Friday: a security agreeme…
The 48-Hour Diesel Ban: How Washington Floated, Then Shelved, a Fuel Export Freeze
Diesel is the fuel that moves farms, trucks and trains. In the US, it now costs more than $6.50 a gallon, a record and a…
Power, Oil and Algorithms: What the 81st UN General Assembly Is Telling the World’s Boardrooms
Every September, Manhattan turns into the world’s largest diplomatic trade fair. Presidents queue for the podium, …
Hollywood's 111 Billion Dollar Handshake: The Paramount Settlement Rewrites the Megamerger Playbook
The biggest media deal of the decade just cleared its biggest obstacle. Paramount and a coalition of twelve Democratic s…
The Arctic Premium: What the Greenland Pact Means for Markets and Minerals
Few security pacts move share prices within hours. This one did. After Donald Trump announced that the United States, De…
Beijing Shows Its Silicon: Alibaba's Chip Reveal Sets the Table for the Xi-Trump Summit
The most consequential business meeting of 2026 begins on Wednesday, and Beijing has already fired the opening shot. On …
Volvo Cars Joins Accenture and Google Cloud to Accelerate Software-Defined Vehicle Development
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Google Cloud announced that Volvo Cars has become the lead industry partner for Horizon,…
Europe Opens Its Door: EU Invites Canada to Become Its First Associate Member
The European Union has formally opened the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the 27-nation bloc. E…
MEXC Launches “Trade Wall Street, Without Walls” Campaign to Expand Retail Access to Traditional Markets
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, launched "Trade Wall Street, Without Walls." The campaign highlights h…