World’s central bankers fear being caught in Fed’s storm
Global central bankers gathered at a US mountain resort over the weekend are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the Federal Reserve may engulf them too. US President…
Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats up
Tesla’s US market share dropped to a near eight-year low in August as buyers chose electric vehicles from a growing stable of rivals over the aging lineup offered by CEO…
Airstrikes, drones, tariffs: being US friend not what it used to be
Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing always to put America first. In recent days, even longtime US allies have found out the hard way that friendship has limits.…
It’s just not cricket
You don’t need to be a former international cricketer or even a cricketing expert to realise that what the Indian cricket team did at the end of their match with…
Debt market jitters signal caution for high-flying stocks
Investors are backing out of or taking active bets against high-priced corporate credit, where they anticipate a correction in response to signs of slowing economic growth that could eventually impact…
Why the oil market is tight despite big OPEC+ output hikes
OPEC+ oil producers have used high summer demand to launch their first output increases in three years, but those targets have proved difficult to hit, leaving the market surprisingly tight.…
AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow…
Why civil service reforms keep stalling?
Singapore has secured the top spot in the 2024 Blavatnik Index of Public Administration, followed by Norway, while Canada and Denmark share third place and Finland ranks fifth. These countries…
The world awakens
Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful thinking? The matter is not…
Chinese checkers
AFICIONADOS of spectacular martial displays will no doubt find today’s military parade in Beijing considerably more impressive than the one that marked 250 years of the US Army (as well as Donald…
