Taiwan’s parliament freezes parts of military budget despite Donald Trump risk
Taiwan’s parliament has frozen critical parts of the 2025 defence budget, heightening the risk that the country alienates US President Donald Trump just at the moment that it needs firm US support ...
UK labour market quantities weaker in final months of 2024
The big test for the UK labour market will come over the next six months, with changes to National Insurance due to begin in April. The exact share of the new tax that will be passed on via fewer jobs ...
Do androids dream of financial crises?
The EBA researchers actually do quite a bit better than previous efforts. “Breaches of supervisory concern levels on a few key ratios” are their better source of training data points than “actual ...
Transcript: Tech in 2025 — Trump and the tech bros
This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: ‘Tech in 2025: Trump and the tech bros’ Murad Ahmed Hi, I’m Murad Ahmed. Welcome to Tech Tonic and welcome to Trump 2.0. Donald Trump ...
Trump’s trade-offs
Trump probably can’t have both continued high corporate profits and a lower trade deficit. And that will not be the only decision he will face. He will also have to balance America becoming “a ...
Europe treads carefully as Trump outlines first policy moves
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council president António Costa and chief diplomat Kaja Kallas sent co-ordinated “best wishes”. “The EU looks forward to working closely with you ...
Transcript: Apple is accused of profiting from ‘blood minerals’
Donald Trump unveils aggressive new policy measures at his inauguration. The Democratic Republic of Congo puts pressure on Apple over critical minerals. David Pilling Apple says it has undertaken all ...
The fight over land holding back India’s green energy revolution
Competing demand for space is leading to bitter disputes between companies and the people who rely on farming to make a living ...
The inauguration, brought to you by Tesla and Amazon Prime
The vibe in Washington? “Prosperous,” James Fishback, who attended the inauguration activities on Monday and is co-founder of financial firm Azoria Partners, told DD.
Trump’s victory could be disinflationary (eventually)
After experience of Biden administration, fighting price rises likely to be political priority over targeting economic growth ...
Oil majors brace for falls in LNG revenues as prices stabilise
The Title Transfer Facility, the European gas benchmark often used for LNG contracts in the region, traded at a high of more than €300 per megawatt hour and a low of €65/MWh in 2022. In 2024, the ...
‘Chilling effect’ spreads to European asset managers over climate even as risks rise
Investors tiptoe around social responsibility to avoid political pressure, while still assessing economic costs ...