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Sara Padovan

The history of tariffs is still being written

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

Toufic Chanbour 29 May 2025
Nicola Ferrarese

Will artificial intelligence soon run central banks?

Using this powerful new technology to crunch data, produce forecasts, and detect risks seems like a no-brainer for our economies' custodians. How they do so is the question.

Toufic Chanbour 18 November 2024
Economists and central bankers converge on Jackson Hole in Wyoming every year. Ahead of the US election, all eyes are on the Fed. Eduardo Ramon

For a view from the central banker’s chair, head to Jackson Hole

If filmmakers flock to Cannes, and billionaires dovetail at Davos, then economists and central bankers make for Jackson Hole in Wyoming. Ahead of US elections, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve

Khaled Kassar 18 August 2024
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference, during a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UN Chief Calls For Sweeping Reform of 'Biased' Financial System

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive…

09 January 2023
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5 unanswered questions about Trump’s Venezuela plan

06 January 2026

Maduro's exit doesn't mean the end of his government

Ravi Agrawal
A Venezuelan oil tanker in the middle of the sea near Singapore, after being pursued by US authorities, on 18 March 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

The problem with Venezuela's oil is technical, not political

04 January 2026

Tighter US control over Venezuelan exports won't necessarily redirect barrels, reshape trade flows, or alter global supply balances

Faisal Faeq
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on 8 September 2025. Federico PARRA / AFP
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Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s politics of survival

05 January 2026

Venezuela's vice president is known for having a diplomatic style that is confrontational in tone but cautious in substance, and pursuing a strategy that marries public defiance with quiet pragmatism

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
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Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

06 January 2026

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias
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Christian Éboulé on decolonising the mind

06 January 2026

The Gabonese journalist discusses his debut novel, 'Le Testament de Charles', and how post-independence generations still bear the scars of colonialism

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy

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