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Hong Kong is getting its financial mojo back

Feb 5 2026

The hub is attracting more deals. And more Beijing-style politics
Untangling the ideas of Donald Trump’s Fed nominee

Feb 5 2026

What is Warshonomics?
Why the dollar may have much further to fall

Feb 5 2026

It is hard to be a safe haven when trouble starts at home
Can emerging markets’ stellar run continue?

Feb 4 2026

There is a lot more going for them than “sell America”
America and India strike a long-awaited trade truce

Feb 2 2026

Will it last?
AI is not the only threat menacing big tech

Feb 2 2026

Are Meta and Google ads really recession-proof?
Has America hit “peak tariff”? 

Feb 1 2026

Uncle Sam’s take may go downhill from here
What will Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve look like?

Jan 30 2026

Donald Trump’s nominee was an inflation hawk—until he wasn’t
The fate of Japan’s $6trn foreign portfolio rattles global markets

Jan 29 2026

The knock-on effects of a sell-off in Japanese-held foreign investments would be far-reaching
Why is the yen still so weak?

Jan 29 2026

Newly alluring yields on Japanese bonds have not propped up the currency