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Europe needs dual-use defense spending
46+ min ago (226+ words) As EU countries increase defense expenditure, they must choose: buy foreign hardware, which depreciates from the day of delivery, or foster a thriving innovation ecosystem. Only the second scenario can ensure that the technologies, institutions, and people that underpin a…...
The Iran war exposes the global economy’s fault lines
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (468+ words) NEW DELHI—The on-again, off-again US-Israeli war against Iran has underscored the growing disconnect between financial markets and real economic activity. It has also exposed how differently such shocks play out across the global economy. Consider oil markets. While they…...
Biodiversity will determine a country’s creditworthiness – and that’s why they need to start pricing it in now
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (817+ words) However, credit ratings barely take this into account. That blind spot skews how creditworthiness is assessed and disregards a growing risk to financial stability. Markets may be mispricing as much as USD 83 trillion of sovereign debt. And this is why…...
The AI economy’s permanent underclass
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (564+ words) Yet beneath the frenzy lies a palpable anxiety, as members of this young super-elite fear that their startups may not be the ones to win the AI sweepstakes. Failure, in their eyes, means being left behind while AI automates large…...
Energy crisis not over despite relief rally
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (194+ words) Oil prices have plunged and stock markets soared after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Israel and Iran. But regardless of whether the deal holds, the energy crisis unleashed by the war is far from over....
Central Banks: challenges and tools in geopolitical rivalries
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) PubAffairs Bruxelles Central banks have become major strategic players in international economic balances. Faced with systemic crises (2008, Covid-19), the major central banks have developed unprecedented coordination of their interventions, fostering the emergence of the “Jackson Hole consensus.” Aiming to preserve…...
Is a French sovereign-debt crisis looming? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (209+ words) Bringing together every dimension of the European Union policy making process EU Debates, News & Opinions It is highly likely that the European Central Bank will have to intervene to prop up France’s economy. But this lending will almost certainly have…...