The Global AI Landscape: Beyond the US-China Binary
Judging by most of the media coverage of the global AI "race," the United States and China are the two dominant players, and every other country and organization is at…
California’s Bold Vision: Navigating the Crossroads of Innovation, Labor, and Inequality
California is not only America’s largest state economy but also its most consequential laboratory for democratic governance and market capitalism. What California tries, the rest of the country eventually considers,…
A Sino-American Trade Truce and Reopened Strait of Hormuz Could Signal a Welcome Reduction in Global Economic Tail Risks
SINGAPORE – The recent summit between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, carefully orchestrated to project an image of parity, offered a potential respite from the…
Bond Market Investors Signal Fed Must Act on Inflation as New Leader Takes Helm
Bond market investors are sending a clear message to the Federal Reserve: it needs to aggressively combat inflation as its new leadership takes over, according to Ed Yardeni, president of…
Governments and Financial Institutions Must Unite to Safeguard the Planet’s Water Cycle as a Shared Global Asset
The world is facing a critical juncture where the very lifeblood of our planet, the global water cycle, is under unprecedented strain. A recent declaration by the United Nations, labeling…
Treasury Secretary Bessent Predicts Substantial Disinflation Amidst Persistent Inflationary Pressures
Washington D.C. – Despite a recent barrage of unfavorable inflation data, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed a strong conviction on Thursday that price pressures are poised for a significant…
Uzbekistan’s National Investment Fund IPO Signals a New Era for Central Asian Investment
Central Asia has long been dismissed as too risky, too isolated, and too politically unstable to attract international investors. But a landmark IPO by Uzbekistan’s national investment fund may finally…
American Consumers Remain Deeply Pessimistic Despite Economic Resilience
American consumers have been mired in a state of financial pessimism for an extended period, prompting economists to question when, or even if, households will experience a genuine sense of…
The Iran War’s Destabilizing Impact on the Global Order and the Ascendancy of China
The Iran war launched by the United States and Israel is likely to prove particularly damaging in this respect, which will become all too obvious at this week’s US-China summit…
The Autism Spectrum: A Lens for Modern American Anxieties
The American public’s fascination with neurodivergence has increased significantly in recent years, with the autism spectrum emerging as a prominent focus. One possibility for this newfound societal attention is that…
