Global markets spent the middle of August weighing a familiar mix of central bank signalling, corporate results, and the slow drip of economic data that shapes sentiment through the quieter summer months. The picture that emerged was one of caution rather than…
Reading the global economy in the middle of 2026 means holding several contradictory truths at once. Growth in the major economies has proved more durable than the pessimists expected, yet the risks that dominated the previous two years have not disappeared so…
Away from the headlines, one of the most consequential shifts in the global economy is the steady realignment of trade. Companies and countries are rewiring the routes along which goods and capital move, a slow reordering that will shape economic life for…
The opening week of August gave investors plenty to weigh, with global markets responding to a familiar mix of central bank signalling, corporate results, and the slow drip of economic data that shapes sentiment through the quieter summer months. The picture that…
Reading the global economy in the middle of 2026 means holding several contradictory truths at once. Growth in the major economies has proved more durable than the pessimists expected, yet the risks that dominated the previous two years have not disappeared so…
The central bankers steering the world’s largest economies are attempting something that history suggests is rarely achieved cleanly, bringing inflation to heel without tipping their economies into recession. As of early August, the so-called soft landing looks more plausible than it did…
Three reverses landed in quick succession. Two of them matter enormously to him personally. The third could decide how the next two years go for him and for his party. A botched attempt to fix a Washington landmark, trouble confirming his choice…
Opponents of Gianni Infantino are prepared to stop working with Fifa altogether unless he leaves the presidency, according to senior Uefa sources. Some of those behind the revolt say there is no way back while Infantino remains in post. The trigger was…
The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador in Washington, according to a state department official, pushing an already strained relationship further as Brazil approaches elections. The move against Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti follows Brazil’s refusal last month to grant…
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75 percent on Thursday, despite a recent spike in oil prices above $100 a barrel that could test whether it can avoid raising borrowing costs in response to the US-Iran…
