World Economy Faces Triple Risk of Tariffs, AI Bubble and Soaring Debt – Bloomberg
The world economy has so far withstood the biggest barrage of US tariffs since the 1930s as American consumers continued to spend, companies absorbed higher
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Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money? – The Guardian
In Singapore, a government-funded artificial intelligence model can converse in 11 languages, from Bahasa Indonesia to Lao. In Malaysia, ILMUchat, built by a local construction
Good Policies (and Good Luck) Helped Emerging Economies Better Resist Shocks
Stronger fiscal and monetary policy frameworks and more developed local currency debt markets have supported emerging market resilience. Emerging market economies have held up remarkably
PODCAST: AI, shutdowns and shadow banks
Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin take on three things they’ve been thinking about: the markets’ complete lack of worry about a
How Google Is Walking the AI Tightrope – WSJ
Liz Reid, the Google search boss, has a tough job. She’s going around trying to convince the public that artificial intelligence hasn’t killed Google’s golden
What Causes Inflation and Price Increases?
Inflation can be caused by various factors, including increased production costs associated with raw materials, labor, or market disruptions. Higher demand can also lead to
Why the Next CPI Report Is Important for Social Security Checks, Bonds and 401(k)s – WSJ
The Trump administration is recalling some furloughed workers to publish a key inflation report, showing just how critical the data is for a variety of
The most dangerous corner of a balance-sheet – The Economist
Debt suffers from a bad reputation. In almost every culture, lending and borrowing are maligned, with unflattering idioms common. Yet credit is the lifeblood of
Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says – The New York Times
The World Trade Organization on Tuesday forecast slower trade growth for next year because of the Trump administration’s sweeping global tariffs, but it said trade
The AI valuation bubble is now getting silly – The Guardian
It is easy, at the distance of a quarter of a century, to forget the full madness of the late-1990s dotcom bubble. The tech-heavy Nasdaq