EuropeAnalysis
ECB holds rates as euro-area growth stalls
Rates on hold for a third meeting as manufacturing contracts.
Global Economy
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 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.
Global EconomyAnalysis
The ECB’s quiet case for patience on interest rates
Policymakers are signalling they would rather move too late than reverse course.