Analyzes macroeconomic trends, central bank policies, global inflation, tariff disputes, and international trade agreements.
The International Monetary Fund projects world economic growth at 3.0 percent in 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, a modest recovery from April's gloomier forecast but still well below pre-pandemic norms. Tariffs, fragmentation, and threats to central bank independence remain the Fund's chief concerns.
The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker has doubled in value within a year, fuelled by surging AI-driven demand for its irreplaceable chip-printing machines. Analysts say a $1 trillion valuation is now a realistic, if not certain, prospect.
A new study by Germany's leading economic research institute finds transatlantic goods trade reached an all-time high last year, even as tariffs battered European manufacturers and distorted the picture with a pre-tariff export rush.