Hong Kong’s US$8 billion wealth fund eyes fintech, aerospace and AI for growth
The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) is eyeing investments in fintech, aerospace and artificial intelligence, tapping the city’s…
Future of India-U.S. strategic par tnership is indeterminate
74 Is US policy towards India under the Trump 2.0 Administration in a transitory phase in the evolution…
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff…
India in a worrisome foreign policy spot
FOR the first time since India’s 1998 nuclear tests, when the US imposed sanctions and the two governments…
Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Opposite Sides in the Energy Transition
Global economies are increasingly splitting into two opposing camps when it comes to energy policy. While many nations…
Hong Kong’s finance chief confirms early surplus, vows more elderly support
Hong Kong’s finance chief has confirmed the city will achieve an early operating account surplus thanks to strong…
China Is Trouncing The U.S. In Critical Trillion-Dollar Tech Race
China appears to be winning the international tech race, and it isn’t particularly close. (Credit: Pla2na on Shutterstock)…
Global asset or frontier for extraction? COP30 is a reckoning for the Amazon
In November, the world will turn its attention to the Brazilian city of Belém, as it hosts the…
7 New Books on Russia and Its War in Ukraine
What prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine? Is it part of a wider war with the…
The Government Shuts Down…But Markets Melt Up
The federal government shut down…key jobs data went MIA…but stock and precious metals markets melted up anyway. Why…