Law Scholar Warns Global Trade Order Is Being Dismantled
A University of Kansas law professor says the postwar system governing international trade is not merely evolving but being actively...
Economy & Trade
Friedland Tells Trump Miners Are ‘Elated’ as U.S. Backs Domestic Minerals
Billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland told U.S. President Donald Trump that morale across the mining industry is “sky high,” crediting...
European States Consider Retaliatory Tariffs and Broad Economic Measures Against U.S. After Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threats
European governments are contemplating a significant retaliatory response to President Donald Trump’s recent tariff threats linked to his pursuit of...
Trump’s Greenland Push Shakes Markets, but Three Forces Could Curb His Ambitions
Global markets are bracing for renewed volatility as President Donald Trump’s campaign to acquire Greenland fuels uncertainty across equities, currencies,...
Global Markets on Alert as Europe Moves to Suspend Approval of US Trade Deal
Global financial markets were on edge on Tuesday after reports that the European Parliament is preparing to suspend approval of...
Mineral and Metal Prices Seen Gradually Rising in 2026 — Fitch’s BMI
Global mineral and metal prices are expected to edge higher in 2026 as resilient demand, tightening supply conditions, and easing...
What 2026 Holds for Tech Stocks After the AI Boom
Investors are likely to look back on 2025 as the year the artificial-intelligence boom both widened and grew more unsettling....
Is There a Real Link Between Copper’s Rally and AI-Driven Infrastructure Spending?
Copper prices have climbed in recent weeks as investors increasingly tie the metal’s outlook to booming investment in artificial intelligence...
U.S. rate futures briefly lift odds of January Fed rate cut after jobs data
U.S. interest-rate futures briefly increased expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut at its January policy meeting on Tuesday, following...
Far-right José Antonio Kast victory and implications for Chile’s copper mining industry
Far-right politician José Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential runoff election, marking a sharp ideological shift for the world’s top...