Global Economy

The IMF says a 10% rise in oil prices lasting a year could add 40 basis points to global inflation. Here’s how an Iran-driven energy shock could affect central banks, bond yields, and growth.

Discounted Russian and Iranian crude to China and rising sea-borne inventories are reshaping global oil markets, challenging OPEC+ strategy and pressuring Brent prices.

Germany’s Bundesbank warns that political interference in the Federal Reserve could spark global inflation and financial instability. Here’s how Fed independence affects markets worldwide.

The US and China are moving beyond managed de-risking toward a messy economic separation. Here’s why the shift threatens global growth, trade, and financial stability.

India and the EU are set to conclude a landmark free trade agreement. Here’s what the deal means for global supply chains, trade policy, and economic power shifts.

The IMF warns that rising trade tensions and protectionism pose a major downside risk to the global economy, threatening growth, inflation stability, and investment.

The IMF urges governments to strengthen worker protections as AI accelerates job displacement, warning of rising inequality and economic instability without policy action.

A looming copper shortage is emerging as a systemic risk to global growth, inflation, and the energy transition. Here’s why it matters.

Mexico has approved new tariffs on Chinese and Asian imports, a major shift that could reshape North American supply chains and deepen global trade tensions. Here’s what investors and policymakers need to know.

A new global report finds the world’s richest individuals now own three times the wealth of the poorest half of humanity. Here’s what the data reveals—and how rising inequality may reshape economies and politics.