Viral Herdsman Job Exposes China’s Labor Market Strains
Analysts expect the labor market situation in China to worsen. Factories are facing higher costs as a result of the war in Iran, t…
Oil Falls, Ferrari Hunts for Sound and Micron Rules AI
Oil is falling despite the Iran crisis, Ferrari is struggling to electrify emotion and Micron has become the latest star of the AI…
Air Cargo Is Booming, but Germany Fails to Stick the Landing
Tariffs, crises at sea and artificial intelligence’s hunger for servers are driving demand for air freight. Yet despite its centra…
Offshore Wind Starts to Falter
Energy giants TotalEnergies and BP are pulling back from several offshore wind sites in the North and Baltic Seas after openly que…
Oil Windfall Tax Debate Exposes Central Europe’s Dilemma
Europe’s oil majors are posting bumper profits, prompting fresh calls for windfall taxes. Slovakia, however, shows why the debate …
Artificial Intelligence Euphoria Collides With a Silent Bond Revolt
Bond yields are rising, stocks are being propped up by record leverage and investors are still waiting for a miracle. So why aren’…
Putin and Xi Agree on Construction of Second Siberian Gas Pipeline
Moscow and Beijing have discussed the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline for a decade. The project now appears to be gaining momentum…
Nvidia, Boeing and Geopolitics: Why Markets Lost Their Nerve
After the much-watched US-China summit produced few concrete results, bond markets are sounding the alarm. Rising yields in both t…
Von der Leyen Pushes to Tighten Her Control of EU Budget
The EC president is seeking to consolidate her grip on Europe’s spending by scrapping one of the commission’s oldest services.
The Battle Over CEZ Is About More Than Energy
The Czech government is preparing a step that could reshape the ownership of energy giant CEZ, with the huge cost of the Dukovany …
Neither Expensive Oil Nor Rising Inflation Can Halt the Markets
With oil above $100 per barrel and inflation rising, Wall Street is betting on continued growth even as geopolitical risks mount.
Germany and India Warn of Gas Shortages
Germany is urging citizens to save gas while denying that there is a real crisis. India, by contrast, is openly warning of the dan…
Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules of the Job Market
Investors are still betting on the AI boom despite rising oil prices and geopolitical risk. But in the US labor market, the first …
Trump’s Car Tariffs Put Europe’s Small Export Economies Under Pressure
The new US tariffs on European cars are not only a problem for Brussels, Berlin or Paris. In small, export-driven economies such a…
Why the Oil Crisis Will Not Ease Anytime Soon
Global oil markets are approaching a point where demand will have to adjust to constrained supply, a shift that is likely to be pr…