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Bessent faces G20 ‘credibility test’

The US Treasury secretary will attempt to sell Washington’s economic agenda at this week’s G20 finance meeting.

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics get framework deals to surge Patriot, THAAD production

The Pentagon's framework agreements with General Dynamics and Lockheed include tripling Patriot production and quadrupli...

The National Debt Hit $40 Trillion, But It’s Not an Issue in the Midterms 

Few candidates on the campaign trail are talking about the nation’s mounting debt and what should be done about it.

Elliott has a stake in French giant Air Liquide

The activist is pushing the company to improve profit margins.

US-Venezuela oil deal promises a windfall. But, Venezuelans ask, for whom?

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. But schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen li...

UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon backs domestic and US stablecoins

The deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi is a major shareholder in the holding company of a new US bank linked to World Liberty Fin...

Iran war widens split in Gulf stock markets

Dubai and Qatar have fallen as they remain more exposed to the Strait of Hormuz closure, while Saudi Arabia and Oman hav...

UAE investigates Egyptian bank targeted by US sanctions

The UAE’s Central Bank launched a probe into the local branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr over potential links to Iran.

Gold price slips as Mideast tensions stoke Fed hike bets

Rising oil prices revive inflation concerns and rate-hike bets, offsetting support from Treasury bond buybacks.

Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece

Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defense deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layere...

Smackover seals 10-year lithium-supply deal with LG Energy

The Arkansas-based producer will supply LG with 8,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium for ten years.

Defense Metals drills 6% rare earths in British Columbia

Results bolster Wicheeda’s potential as one of Canada’s more advanced and accessible projects pursuing rare earths.

Sri Lanka’s Luxury Property Boom Is Outrunning Its Regulations 

As Colombo's luxury towers rise, the laws and institutions meant to oversee them lag far behind. Financial history shows...

Valterra bets on China platinum demand surge

China’s push into hydrogen-powered freight trucks could deliver a fresh wave of demand for the metals.

Nigeria restored to FTSE Russell Index

The country was dropped from the index, which measures equities in frontier markets, following concerns about the abilit...

The Iran war is no Vietnam. But it may become an economic quagmire for the Gulf.

Five costs related to the Iran war are compounding across the Gulf and its trading partners, and none will be eliminated...

Commercial space is not an endless field of innovation: an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly

The growth of the commercial space industry is seen by some as a way to help the US government to do more with less. Cha...

Space has a billionaire problem, but it also has a billionaire solution

Many in the public see space as primarily a playground for billionaires. Kelsie Goddard argues that while that reputatio...

Chinese manufacturing activity falls for second consecutive month

Beijing’s export-oriented industries have helped buoy the country’s economy for years as domestic consumption has falter...

Africa turns to Asia for diesel as Iran war disrupts supplies

Before the start of hostilities, Africa relied on the Gulf for a large share of the fuel it consumes.

Philippine Peso Slumps to Record Low Amid Rising Energy Prices

Like some of its regional counterparts, the Philippines continues to be buffeted by the economic shocks of the U.S.-Iran...

India Has a Complex Youth Unemployment Problem, And There Isn’t a Quick Fix

Education and skills don't match available jobs. The economy isn’t creating good-quality employment for an expanding and...

US strikes deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US had secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of...

Fed chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech eases investor fears

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday eased fears that the central banker wouldn’...

For Indonesia’s Digital Banks, It’s All About Who You Know

The sector has experienced rapid growth in the past few years, and three large banks are firmly in the lead.

PNG wants a bigger economy – Indonesia shows how

The next stage of growth can benefit from the lessons Indonesia had to learn through mistakes.

Saudi firms pull IPO plans

Three companies abandoned listing plans as investors weigh the impact of the Iran war.

Angola Is Emerging as One of Africa’s Most Important Gateways to the Asia-Pacific

The story of its success has not been straightforward.

Republicans' economic optimism is 'starting to fade,' economist says

Semafor sat down with The Conference Board Chief Economist Dana Peterson on the sidelines of Kansas City Fed’s annual ec...

The Fed ‘has been a little too quiet’ on Treasury, former Fed official says

Semafor sat down with former Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on the sidelines of the confere...

Vietnam and US begin talks on roadmap for concrete partnership results, ambassador says

Vietnam and the U.S. have begun discussions on a roadmap to translate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into con...

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Finance Crackdown May Be Designed to Fail

Lebanon’s campaign against Hezbollah’s finances may be designed to look tougher than it is. Under pressure from Washingt...

Strait of Hormuz Tanker Transits Up But Still Below Pre–War Levels

Transits through the Strait of Hormuz rose more than 30 percent last week, with the increase mostly led by tankers and g...

The G20 needs more carrots to rebalance away from China

Tariffs alone won’t fix global imbalances. The G20 should use economic “carrots” to de-risk from China without destabili...

Google and Microsoft were in talks for Nscale compute deal that went to Anthropic

Nscale is building one of the world's largest data center campuses in West Virginia, as the battle for compute heats up.

Warsh's hawkish turn meets its skeptics

The new Federal Reserve chair’s first speech at the Jackson Hole conference featured surprising candor about his views o...

In space, everyone can hear you stream: Challenges ahead of the corporate space data race

Private companies are driving the rise of space-based data centers, but it is not yet clear who will own, govern, and ac...

Isabel Schnabel: Central banks on-chain

Tim Cook’s Dark Legacy in China

Cook’s leadership perfected Apple’s production – but Chinese workers paid the price.

Why China’s export-maximizing strategy is working—for now

China’s economy faces real constraints, but Beijing’s repressive political system might manage them for far longer than ...