EuropeAnalysis
ECB holds rates as euro-area growth stalls
Rates on hold for a third meeting as manufacturing contracts.
Global Economy
North AmericaNews
Canada looks to Europe and Asia to diversify its trade
Ottawa is courting new partners as trade with its largest neighbour becomes less predictable.
Global EconomyNews
India and the EU edge closer to a trade agreement
Negotiators report progress on market access, with agriculture and procurement still unresolved.
AfricaNews
Nigeria’s currency reforms meet a cost-of-living backlash
Unions are pressing the government to cushion households from rising import prices.
Middle EastNews
Shipping lines weigh a return to the Red Sea route
Insurers and carriers are reassessing the risk of the Suez passage after months of diversions around the Cape of Good Hope.
Global EconomyOpinion
The tariff era will outlast the politicians who started it
Trade barriers create their own constituencies. Companies and governments should plan for them to stay.
Asia-PacificAnalysis
ASEAN members split over how to answer new US tariffs
Some governments want a joint negotiating position; others are quietly cutting bilateral deals with Washington.
Middle EastAnalysis
Gulf states court Asian investors as oil revenues plateau
Sovereign funds and state companies are looking east for partners in industry, logistics and technology.
Global EconomyExplainer
Central banks keep buying gold. What are they hedging against?
Reserve managers rarely explain their choices. Their purchases still say a lot about how they read sanctions risk and the dollar.
Global EconomyAnalysis
Shipping insurance costs ripple through European supply chains
Higher premiums on key routes are showing up in the prices of goods that rarely make headlines.
Russia & CISAnalysis
Kazakhstan’s transit corridor ambitions face a capacity test
Rail, ports and border crossings must keep pace with the cargo the Middle Corridor is meant to carry.
Asia-PacificAnalysis
Taiwan’s chipmakers expand abroad under political pressure
New plants in the United States, Japan and Europe spread risk, but most advanced production stays at home.