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It does not say so directly, it does not proclaim it, and it does not assume it politically, but it acknowledges it in the careful language of the Report on financial stability risks generated by geoeconomic fragmentation, published on January 1,...

The global economic landscape has undergone a major transformation in the past four decades. While some countries have maintained their dominance, others have emerged from relative obscurity to become among the world's largest economies,...

The sharp decline in gold since the end of the past week (and which continues) is directly attributed to changes at the top of US monetary policy:

Trade tensions, geopolitics and political uncertainty top the list of risks that worry billionaires in 2026, according to a survey conducted by Swiss bank UBS, cited by visualcapitalist.com. The aforementioned source, which highlights the factors...

Emerging markets appear poised to drive global economic growth this year, while many advanced countries are expected to underperform the global average, according to the World Economic Outlook report published in October 2025 by the International...

Japanese stocks had an exceptional year in 2025, climbing to new records amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but also Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plans to strengthen domestic production, respectively the revaluation of the...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened again in the currency market to support the rupee, in a context marked by persistent capital outflows from portfolios, weak regional signals, and uncertainties stemming from trade relations with the...

Systemic uncertainties mark the year 2026, foreshadowing a future with multiple probabilities, in which economic, political, technological, and environmental developments are dominated by major risks.

Despite the moderate predictability of most global risks, there are also extreme events, difficult to anticipate, but with devastating impact-known as "black swans.” In 2026, a few such hypothetical scenarios deserve consideration...

The desperation with which Trump plunges into conflicts suggests that the financial and economic situation of the United States is far more serious than we had imagined.

The US economy, at $30.6 trillion, is larger than that of China, Germany and Japan combined, with real US GDP set to grow by 2% this year, according to visualcapitalist.com, which notes that the world economy will reach $117 trillion this year....

Advanced countries tend to dominate the world's economic productivity rankings, but some emerging markets have also made major gains as they industrialize and integrate into global supply chains, according to an analysis by...

As global fertility rates continue to decline, the world's population is aging faster than ever, and Europe will have the world's largest share of seniors in 25 years.

The world's millionaire class continued to expand in 2025, and Switzerland remains the leader in per capita millionaires, according to the UBS Global Wealth report for the current year, cited by visualcapitalist.com.

The tripling of funding on the principle that for every euro received from the European Union budget, the state comes with one euro and the private sector with another euro, could ensure a total investment budget of almost 200 billion euros for...

Inflation continues to be one of the most pressing global economic issues, and a monthly report monitoring the dynamics of this indicator in the G20 countries highlights major disparities in price increases across the world's largest...

King Charles III and Crown Prince William made a joint public appearance to express their support for the COP30 climate summit, which will take place in Brazil in a few weeks. The event comes at a difficult time for climate diplomacy, marked by...

The European Union will present its new emissions reduction targets for 2035 and 2040 by the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, in November, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The statement comes after the bloc missed a...

Global gold demand has remained solid over the past decade, fueled by the consolidation of central bank reserves, investment and jewelry demand, shows an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which presents the most important gold-producing countries...

Western hegemony - primarily the U.S., but also the EU - is being challenged and besieged by China, backed by the BRICS bloc and part of the Global South, which promote multipolarity as an alternative. Pressure also comes from states hit by the...

Ursula von der Leyen announced the launch of a major project dedicated to the defense of Europe's eastern flank, with a focus on the Black Sea area, which she described as "the cornerstone of a credible defense."...

The geopolitical and economic storm that is shaping up around the US dollar is taking on unexpected proportions after the recent summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (ed. - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - SCO), which took place...

The International Center for Settlement of Foreign Investment Disputes (ICSID), the so-called ICSID tribunal in Washington, attached to the World Bank, has in recent years become the preferred tool of fossil energy giants through which they block...

The price of gold has soared over the past two and a half years, up 34% in the past twelve months, hitting new all-time highs, most recently in April 2025 at $3,500 per ounce, as central banks and investors seek safety amid economic uncertainty...

The agreement between Donald Trump, the US President, and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, on the introduction of a 15% customs tariff on almost all European products imported by the US (except for aluminum and...

Gold has been a relatively stable asset over the past 25 years for investors looking for diversification, a haven against inflation, or a safe haven during uncertain times.

In 2000, the US was the leading trading partner for most countries in the Americas (North, South and Central), several major economies in Asia-Pacific and parts of Africa, while the EU dominated trade with much of Europe, large areas of Africa...

The biggest threat to global security is the cybercrime "industry", whose estimated revenues for 2025 place it after the world's two largest economies, the US and China, said participants at the Kaspersky Horinzons conference, which...

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

The payments landscape is undergoing a technological revolution, transforming how consumers and businesses exchange value. While cards and conventional digital payments are becoming increasingly dominant worldwide, they still face persistent...

Despite the essential role that pension systems play in social protection and in strengthening capital markets in the European Union, the European Commission's efforts to support the development of supplementary pensions (those incomes that...