Shockwaves and Stagnation: How War, Energy and Policy Are Rewriting the Global Economy
As conflict in the Middle East collides with cautious central banks and looser bank rules, the post‑pandemic recovery faces a new, harsher test
Trump’s Economy Is Colliding With Reality
Trade threats, tariff politics and an uneven labour market are exposing the limits of the White House economic narrative
The Price of Brilliance: Innovation at $40 Billion a Pop
As AI swallows the startup economy, we must ask whether this is progress—or just scale masquerading as innovation
India’s Tech Economy Is Growing Up Fast — But the Real Test Is Execution
Digital scale, semiconductor ambition, and AI spending are turning India into a global contender, yet the country must now prove that policy momentum can survive contact with reality.
Aftershocks of a Tumultuous March: How a Shaken Global Economy Learned to Live with Risk
From Middle East conflict to rate jitters, the spring of 2026 exposed an uncomfortable truth: the “new normal” is permanent volatility
America’s Mirage of Prosperity: Trump’s Economy Meets Reality
As the data darkens, the White House doubles down on the myth of a “bumper year”
Japan’s High-Pressure Economy Meets a High-Stakes Political Moment
Inflation is proving stubborn, growth remains fragile, and an expansionary policy mix is testing the limits of market patience.
Energy, Algorithms and Anxiety: Why the World Economy’s 2026 “Growth Year” Feels So Fragile
The IMF’s latest outlook shows a world still expanding—but on a narrower, risk‑packed path shaped by war, oil and AI
Trump’s “Roaring” Economy Hits a Rough Patch
As the White House sells a 2026 boom, labor markets, gas prices and Wall Street tell a harsher story
Crypto’s New Political Economy: Stablecoins, Oversight, and the Next Ethereum Test
Why 2026 is becoming the year Washington stops treating crypto as a sideshow and starts regulating it like core market infrastructure.
India’s 2026 Tech Economy: Ambition, Architecture, and the Hard Work Ahead
As semiconductors, AI and cloud incentives kick in, India’s growth story hinges less on cheap labour and more on digital scale, capital discipline and execution.
The Energy Shock That Stopped the Recovery
How the Middle East crisis has turned the world economy’s soft landing into a harder, riskier glide