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Reza Pahlavi, leader of the Iranian Democratic Opposition. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

Reza Pahlavi says Iran is undergoing a revolution

4 min read . 17 Jan 2026

Gold coins and bullions are displayed at a jewellery store (AFP)

Is this the end of the scorching gold rally?

3 min read . 16 Jan 2026

Stock market information displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, (Bloomberg)

Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania

5 min read . 16 Jan 2026

Power suppliers are overwhelmed by demand for electricity to run AI chips in vast data centres. (Pixabay)

Innovations in energy and finance are further inflating the AI bubble

4 min read . 16 Jan 2026

The Trump administration’s actions are the most striking assault on the independence of central banks in decades. (REUTERS)

It’s not just the Fed. Politics looms over central banks everywhere

7 min read . 15 Jan 2026

This aerial photo shows containers at the Longtan port in Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu province (AFP)

China’s creepiest export surge

7 min read . 14 Jan 2026

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York (AFP)

How markets could topple the global economy

5 min read . 14 Jan 2026

The protests in Iran today arguably pose an even greater threat to the regime than those in 2022—yet the reaction in the Arab world has been surprisingly muted. (AP)

Why Arab states are silent about Iran’s unrest

4 min read . 14 Jan 2026

How AI is breaking cover letters

2 min read . 13 Jan 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk (REUTERS)

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to a trade truce

5 min read . 13 Jan 2026

Iran’s regime is well practised at severing its digital links with the outside world. (via REUTERS)

How Iran’s regime has hidden its brutal crackdown

4 min read . 13 Jan 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping (AP)

Chinese trade is thriving despite America’s attacks

3 min read . 12 Jan 2026

The dark horse of AI labs

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Persistent pessimism has become one of the global economy’s most significant constraints. (Pixabay)

Pessimism is the world’s main economic problem

4 min read . 12 Jan 2026

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. (REUTERS)

Binyamin Netanyahu’s plan to win Israeli—and global—hearts and minds

7 min read . 11 Jan 2026

Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave the Iranian flag. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP) (AFP)

As protests surge, the Iranian regime’s options are narrowing

4 min read . 10 Jan 2026

Why Palantir’s success will outlast AI exuberance

3 min read . 09 Jan 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, (REUTERS)

How Donald Trump can dodge a Supreme Court tariff block

3 min read . 09 Jan 2026

This picture shows people visiting an ice sculpture at a park in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. (AFP)

The mystery of China’s slumping investment

4 min read . 08 Jan 2026

People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring a woman who was shot and killed by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, (AFP)

How to make immigration palatable in a populist age

6 min read . 08 Jan 2026