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Economy, trade, markets, and cost of living — how global events hit your wallet.
Japan’s central bank raised its short-term policy rate to 1%, the highest since 1995, tightening policy as inflation, oil prices and yen weakness keep pressure on households, borrowers and markets.
Jun 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Latin American currencies are falling as the Iran war pushes oil prices up and the Fed freezes rate cuts. Only two regions are watching. 5.2 billion people have no idea.
May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
A failed reopening at Hormuz keeps a core global energy chokepoint unstable and prolongs inflationary and supply-chain risk worldwide.
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The Strait of Hormuz briefly reopened during the ceasefire window, then shut again as blockade pressure returned. The real update is not simple disruption. It is a chokepoint flipping state in real time.
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Global trade expanded to a record $35 trillion in 2025, but UNCTAD says conflict, shipping disruption and higher tariffs are making the 2026 outlook more fragile, especially for developing economies.
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Energy prices, tariffs and a stalling labour market are converging on the US economy in a pattern last seen in the 1970s, according to KPMG and OECD analyses.
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Spot oil prices reached their highest level since 2008 as KPMG and the OECD warned that the energy shock could trigger simultaneous inflation and economic contraction.
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Turkey's March inflation reached 30.87% year-on-year, and the government is considering electricity and natural gas price increases that would push it higher.
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One year after Trump's sweeping tariff announcement, US manufacturing has shed 89,000 jobs — the opposite of what was promised.
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Russia's finance ministry revised its 2026 oil and gas revenue forecast upward by $40 billion on Wednesday, as the Iran war pushes crude prices to levels not seen since 2022.
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One year after Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs, the US has lost up to 100,000 factory jobs and manufacturing output has fallen below Biden-era levels.
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Oil prices surged 59% in March, the largest monthly gain since records began, as the Strait of Hormuz closure choked global supply.
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China's phosphate export ban protects its EV industry while India's fertilizer plants run at 60% capacity. The same mineral feeds car batteries and rice paddies. Beijing picked the car.
Mar 29, 2026 · 7 min read
The same fertilizer crisis reads as panic in Sao Paulo, emergency in Ankara, strategic alarm in Beijing, and a commodity update in New York. The urgency gradient reveals who's watching food security collapse and who isn't.
Mar 29, 2026 · 6 min read
The OECD says global inflation will hit 4%. In New York, that's an annoyance. In New Delhi, it's a national crisis with warships deployed and the rupee at record lows.
Mar 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Helium cuts, energy costs, and carbon penalties are squeezing South Korea's chip fabs. Two-thirds of global memory chips come from factories most people can't find on a map.
Mar 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Gold lost $9 trillion in market value during the worst energy crisis in decades. Three billion people across three countries are asking the same question with completely different answers.
Mar 25, 2026 · 4 min read