Economy & Markets
Asian central banks, currencies, trade flows, commodities and the supply chains wiring the Indo-Pacific.
Gwadar Port's Missing Cargo and the Fast-Closing Window for Pakistan's Strategic Gamble
Pakistan's Gwadar Port has handled just 4,789 containers since 2007, against an annual capacity of 240,000 TEUs. A government report warns t
JD Vance's Anti-GDP Rhetoric Borrows from European Left, Misses Asian Realities
JD Vance's new book attacks GDP as a measure of national well-being, using Japan's quality of life as an example. His arguments echo Europea
Japan's Yen Crisis Could Trigger a US Debt Contagion
Japan's yen has fallen to its weakest in nearly four decades, driven by the Bank of Japan's low rates and US Fed hikes. As Tokyo sells Treas
SK Hynix's $29 Billion US Listing Is a Bet on AI's Infrastructure Boom
SK Hynix's $29 billion US IPO is less about memory chips and more about betting on AI as the defining economic project of the 21st century.
Europe's Heat Wave Reveals a Cooling Gap That China's AC Makers Are Filling
Chinese air conditioner exports to the EU hit $3.76 billion in the first half of 2026, up 43% year-on-year. Only one-fifth of European homes
US Agriculture Urges Fixing USMCA as China Cuts American Imports
US agriculture groups are urging renewal of the USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico. China is actively reducing its reliance on American
How a Google AI Overview Boosted a Fake Oil Firm Linked to Ambani and Trump Jr.
ProPublica's probe into a Texas refinery secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr. and linked to the Ambani family revealed a fictional oil storag
Plaza Accord 2.0 Talk Won't Solve Europe's China Competitiveness Problem
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposes a new Plaza Accord to force yuan appreciation, but experts say it won't address China's technologi
New Galaxy Maps Challenge Cosmological Principle: Universe May Not Be Uniform
New data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) show that galaxies are not uniformly distributed even on the largest observabl
Balochistan Got Roads and Power From CPEC; Phase 2 Must Deliver Jobs
CPEC gave Balochistan roads, power, and a new airport, but most jobs remain temporary or low-skill. Phase 2.0 aims to expand industrial zone
China and EU Launch Permanent Trade Consultation Mechanism Amid Tariff Tensions
China and the EU officially launched a Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism in Brussels on June 29. The framework aims to manage disp
Musk's 'Fortress Futurism' Threatens to Redraw Global Order, Authors Warn
Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's 'Muskism' argues the tech titan's empire promotes 'fortress futurism'—using technology to entrench hierarc