Born from the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis, cryptocurrency once promised to replace the global monetary system. Instead, it has evolved into something narrower but arguably more influential

From missile strikes and cyber-attacks to disrupted shipping lanes and AI-powered warfare, today’s conflicts are reshaping the global insurance market – forcing insurers to adapt

Spooked by US adventurism, Russian aggression and Chinese protectionism, the EU is rushing to assert its financial sovereignty through a range of initiatives. Will they work?

As conflict in the Middle East sends shockwaves through global energy markets, governments are rushing to deploy strategic oil reserves to prevent economic turmoil

The Iranian strikes on Gulf data centres have exposed a new geopolitical reality: the infrastructure underpinning AI, cloud computing and digital services is now a strategic target. For Europe, the attacks raise urgent questions about the resilience, security and sovereignty of its increasingly fragmented digital infrastructure

As the US doubles down on fossil fuels under Donald Trump, some economists warn that America risks falling victim to the same ‘resource curse’ that has long undermined resource-rich developing economies by distorting investment, politics and long-term economic growth

For more than a century, the US economy thrived on private enterprise and limited government interference. But Donald Trump’s latest interventions – from steel and chipmakers to media and research – suggest that America’s market model is being reshaped by politics, not productivity

Economic strain, demographic decline and sanctions are eroding Russia’s wartime resilience. Still, Vladimir Putin sees continued fighting as his best investment – a gamble the West must now counter with sharper economic pressure