The world is carrying more debt than at any point in recorded financial history. According to the Institute of International Finance’s latest Global Debt Monitor, published on February 25, 2026, total global debt reached $348 trillion at the end of 2025 — a single-year increase of nearly $29 trillion that marks the fastest pace of […]

For decades, Switzerland has worn its low unemployment rate as a badge of economic honour — a symbol of the country’s enviable combination of skilled labour, industrial precision, and political neutrality. That image is now quietly fraying. The country’s unemployment rate has risen for the second consecutive year, and the forces driving it upward — […]

In the space of four days, the United States experienced one of the most turbulent episodes in its modern trade policy history. The Supreme Court struck down the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime; Trump responded with fury, announcing a replacement levy within hours; threatened to raise it higher over the weekend; and on […]

The fragile edifice of transatlantic trade diplomacy trembled on Monday as the European Parliament halted the ratification of the landmark Turnberry Deal with the United States — a sweeping bilateral trade agreement struck at a Scottish golf resort last July. The dramatic pause came in the immediate aftermath of a landmark 6-3 Supreme Court ruling […]

In a watershed moment for American trade policy, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a sweeping 6-3 rebuke to President Donald Trump on February 20, 2026, ruling that he had exceeded his constitutional authority by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping import tariffs on virtually all of America’s trading partners. […]

When Sanae Takaichi secured Japan’s largest Lower House election victory since World War Two on February 8, 2026, financial markets did not simply celebrate. They calculated. Within hours of her Liberal Democratic Party winning a supermajority of 316 seats, the benchmark Nikkei 225 soared past the 57,000 mark to a record high — and yet […]

Global currency markets experienced notable turbulence on Wednesday as three distinct forces converged to reshape investor positioning: reports of an imminent early departure by European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde, the release of closely watched Federal Reserve January meeting minutes, and shifting risk sentiment driven by the progress of Iran-U.S. nuclear negotiations in Geneva. […]

For five days this month, the Indian capital has become the undisputed centre of global artificial intelligence debate. The India AI Impact Summit 2026, running from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, is not just another government-convened gathering of tech executives and policymakers. It is a calculated assertion by the world’s most populous democracy […]

China will implement zero-tariff treatment for imports from the 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, starting May 1, 2026, according to Chinese state media reports released February 14. The move marks Beijing’s most expansive preferential trade concession to date, extending duty-free market access to nearly the entire African continent—with only Eswatini excluded […]

The countdown has ended. Starting tomorrow, February 16, 2026, New Delhi transforms into the global epicenter of artificial intelligence discourse as it hosts the India AI Impact Summit 2026, a five-day gathering that positions India at the forefront of international conversations about AI governance, deployment, and responsible innovation. This unprecedented event, scheduled to run through […]