The promise of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves has long tempted policymakers looking for quick energy wins. Yet the reality confronting any attempt to revive production is far more stubborn. Even after the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro and confident statements from Donald Trump about bringing...

The sudden capture of Venezuela’s long-entrenched leader by U.S. forces triggered an immediate recalibration across financial markets, not because investors were blindsided, but because a long-standing geopolitical uncertainty abruptly collapsed into a new, highly consequential phase. For...

Asia’s manufacturing sector closed 2025 with a noticeably stronger tone than many observers had expected earlier in the year. After months marked by caution, inventory adjustments, and uneven global demand, factory activity across much of the region regained balance as new orders improved and...

Singapore closed 2025 with economic momentum that decisively outpaced expectations, as a powerful combination of advanced manufacturing, electronics demand, and artificial intelligence–related investment lifted full-year growth to 4.8%. The performance marked the city-state’s strongest annual...

China’s quiet move to require chipmakers to source at least half of their equipment domestically marks one of the most consequential shifts yet in Beijing’s semiconductor strategy. While not formally announced, the policy is already reshaping investment decisions inside fabrication plants,...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in the United States kept increasing in 2025, hitting an 11-month peak since the global financial crisis ended 15 years ago, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. From the start of the year through November, at least 717 companies submitted insolvency...

Most economists surveyed by The Financial Times connect the chances of a European economic recovery in 2026 with Germany's plan to invest €1 trillion in infrastructure and defense. However, they do not agree on whether Germany's financial policies can lead to a new economic era for Europe. Some of...

Israel’s technology sector, long celebrated for its density of talent and its ability to innovate under pressure, is facing a quieter but potentially more consequential challenge: a growing willingness among skilled workers to relocate abroad. Industry leaders say the rise in relocation requests...

The uneasy relationship between the White House and the $30 trillion U.S. government bond market has become one of the defining economic tensions of the current political cycle, exposing how financial markets can quietly discipline even the most powerful administrations. Since the turbulence...