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Thitinan Pongsudhirak laments that the ASEAN group is more divided and less effective precisely when Southeast Asia needs it most

Thitinan Pongsudhirak laments that the ASEAN group is more divided and less effective precisely when Southeast Asia needs it most

Eli Hylands of Christchurch crypto exchange Flow Crypto NZ on what the current AML/CFT rules cost a very small business, which of them stop crime, and why one undefined word in the Omnibus Bill matters

Eli Hylands of Christchurch crypto exchange Flow Crypto NZ on what the current AML/CFT rules cost a very small business, which of them stop crime, and why one undefined word in the Omnibus Bill matters

From ancient Asia to the AI age: Has China’s ‘beauty stratagem’ found a new victim in Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

From ancient Asia to the AI age: Has China’s ‘beauty stratagem’ found a new victim in Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

Stand Forestry's Marcus Musson says export log prices seem to be firming, partly on a faster consumption rate in China although log inventories there are still elevated. He also notes the scramble here for LUC registrations

Stand Forestry's Marcus Musson says export log prices seem to be firming, partly on a faster consumption rate in China although log inventories there are still elevated. He also notes the scramble here for LUC registrations

Barry Eichengreen warns that the US Treasury secretary's debt-issuance strategy could be penny-wise and pound-foolish

Barry Eichengreen warns that the US Treasury secretary's debt-issuance strategy could be penny-wise and pound-foolish

New home loans dropped by a record 15% as Australia’s housing market downturn deepens

New home loans dropped by a record 15% as Australia’s housing market downturn deepens

Where does all the hardware go? The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres

Where does all the hardware go? The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres

Paraguay’s bank collapse brought down a president – and exposed as myth the nation’s status as a ‘Dubai of South America’

Paraguay’s bank collapse brought down a president – and exposed as myth the nation’s status as a ‘Dubai of South America’

Ho-fung Hung explains why renminbi-based trade with Russia and Iran could end up bolstering the US greenback's standing

Ho-fung Hung explains why renminbi-based trade with Russia and Iran could end up bolstering the US greenback's standing

Most New Zealanders worry about AI’s risks, even as many expect to use it, survey shows

Most New Zealanders worry about AI’s risks, even as many expect to use it, survey shows

Katharina Pistor sees a new form of governance increasingly overriding the nation-state and the will of the people

Katharina Pistor sees a new form of governance increasingly overriding the nation-state and the will of the people

Anne Krueger thinks the US president's costly tariff policy could give future leaders a powerful incentive to embrace openness

Anne Krueger thinks the US president's costly tariff policy could give future leaders a powerful incentive to embrace openness

US midterms: After two years of unchecked Trump we’ll now see if Congress can reassert its democratic role

US midterms: After two years of unchecked Trump we’ll now see if Congress can reassert its democratic role

Rabobank now says our new goal as food suppliers is to understand where critical exposures sit, identify credible alternatives and selectively invest in capabilities that both improve continuity of supply and create commercial value

Rabobank now says our new goal as food suppliers is to understand where critical exposures sit, identify credible alternatives and selectively invest in capabilities that both improve continuity of supply and create commercial value

The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users

The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users

Seventy years ago the Suez crisis exposed British relative decline. Today, the Iran conflict could be doing the same for the US, Eoin McLaughlin says

Seventy years ago the Suez crisis exposed British relative decline. Today, the Iran conflict could be doing the same for the US, Eoin McLaughlin says

Why Donald Trump’s foreign policy could cost Republicans in the midterm elections

Why Donald Trump’s foreign policy could cost Republicans in the midterm elections

Kenneth Rogoff explains why China's housing crash may drag down growth without denting their economy's dynamic core

Kenneth Rogoff explains why China's housing crash may drag down growth without denting their economy's dynamic core

Gene Frieda thinks the Lula government's lack of fiscal restraint will lead to high inflation and mediocre growth

Gene Frieda thinks the Lula government's lack of fiscal restraint will lead to high inflation and mediocre growth

Shang-Jin Wei argues that the leverage China and the US have over each other is a welcome source of relative stability

Shang-Jin Wei argues that the leverage China and the US have over each other is a welcome source of relative stability

Anthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us

Anthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us

Why Snowy Hydro’s A$23 billion cost blowout is a warning sign for other megaprojects

Why Snowy Hydro’s A$23 billion cost blowout is a warning sign for other megaprojects

Dambisa Moyo warns that financial markets have become so dependent on AI investment that a tech selloff could trigger a global recession

Dambisa Moyo warns that financial markets have become so dependent on AI investment that a tech selloff could trigger a global recession

Navneeraj Sharma & Arvind Subramanian identify political, economic, and fiscal weaknesses in China that could turn into a perfect storm

Navneeraj Sharma & Arvind Subramanian identify political, economic, and fiscal weaknesses in China that could turn into a perfect storm