Asia has been the main engine of global growth for decades, and 2026 is no exception. Yet the region is being pulled in two directions. A war in the Middle East has raised energy costs and unsettled supply chains, while an artificial intelligence boom is lifting chip makers and electronics exporters from Seoul to Kuala … Read more
Gold shows up in almost every big financial conversation. When investors are nervous, they talk about gold. When central banks want to lean less on the dollar, they talk about gold. When interest rates rise, gold gets blamed for falling. In 2026 all three conversations are happening at once. That makes it a good year … Read more
Few economic stories get misread as often as China’s. Read one headline and the country looks like an unstoppable manufacturing superpower. Read the next and it looks like an economy stuck in a property slump with shoppers who won’t spend. Both pictures are accurate at the same time, and that tension is the real story. … Read more