Is the AI Boom Heading for a Dotcom-Style Bust?
The world's leading forum for central banks warns of a dangerous overheating in the AI boom. Trillions of dollars in investment in…
The Entrepreneur, Not the Price: Weiying Zhang on Economics’ Blind Spot
In an interview with Statement, Chinese economist Weiying Zhang explains why markets cannot be understood through prices alone and…
When Excavator Makers Become Tech Winners, Something Is Wrong
Michael Burry, the investor made famous by The Big Short, is betting against Caterpillar. His wager exposes the cracks beneath the…
UBS Bank Declares: We Are All Swimming in Wealth in 2026
According to the UBS Global Wealth Report for 2025, the world got 11% wealthier last year and added a million millionaires – but a…
Middle East Relief Cheers Investors, but BMW Hits a Wall
Easing tensions in the Middle East have reassured investors, and artificial intelligence continues to excite markets. The decline …
New Fed Chair Tears Up the Rulebook
Falling oil prices initially brought relief. Kevin Warsh’s first appearance as Federal Reserve chair has replaced it with uncertai…
Did the ECB Shoot Itself in the Foot?
While the European Central Bank tightened monetary policy and exposed Europe’s economy to fresh risks, US markets rallied on renew…
Gold Joins Bitcoin and Tech Stocks in Market Rout
Gold has lost more than 26% of its value since March. This week brings the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history: Elon …
Reality Hits AI Stocks
Markets often resemble a crowded movie theater: when panic breaks out, everyone rushes for the exits. Investors who wait until fea…
How Not to Blow Your Holiday Budget
A few local-currency banknotes in your wallet do more than serve a practical purpose. They can also act as a financial brake and h…
Why Bitcoin's Worst Week in Months May Be Its Most Important
Bitcoin's sharp plunge is not a disaster but a necessary correction. How Strategy's token sale tested faith in halving cycles.
Markets Drunk on AI Ignore Oil Shock and Geopolitical Risk
Investors seem to believe that reality no longer applies to them. Oil-market tensions are rising and Europe faces a new inflation …
Trump, Dell and Pentagon Billions
Markets continue to celebrate record highs, but growing numbers of analysts see a widening gap between asset prices and economic r…
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…
Musk, Mars and Market Amnesia
A record Dow Jones and a looming giant public offering of SpaceX stock are masking geopolitical tensions. Markets are betting on M…