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Market squalls threaten to throw container shipping off course

BUSINESS

Market squalls threaten to throw container shipping off course

How does an industry that built and benefited from globalisation survive when its main cheerleader turns on it

In defence of the second-mover advantage

BUSINESS

In defence of the second-mover advantage

In AI, the message ‘act now or miss out’ has more in common with high-pressure sales than business strategy

The US can beat China on critical minerals but not by copying it

BUSINESS

The US can beat China on critical minerals but not by copying it

America must rebuild the infrastructure that underpins markets and thus supply chains

Ruchir Sharma: The world is changing, the US market is not

BUSINESS

Ruchir Sharma: The world is changing, the US market is not

Until one of these three scenarios plays out, the US markets are likely to continue shrugging off the gloomcycle

We are the new gremlins in the AI machine

TECHNOLOGY

We are the new gremlins in the AI machine

How users treat a product in the real world can diverge wildly from what the designers intended

A resilient economy makes a resilient market

BUSINESS

A resilient economy makes a resilient market

Shocks? What shocks?

How oil traders called the Middle East conflict

BUSINESS

How oil traders called the Middle East conflict

Open source intelligence and social media posts gave market participants confidence to sell despite turmoil

Martin Wolf: Why global imbalances do matter

BUSINESS

Martin Wolf: Why global imbalances do matter

If the US wants to accelerate a worldwide discussion with a policy intervention, the obvious one would be a tax on capital inflows

The US, Iran and markets

BUSINESS

The US, Iran and markets

What matters now is Tehran’s response

Where is Iran’s uranium? Fate of strike hangs on 400kg stockpile

WORLD

Where is Iran’s uranium? Fate of strike hangs on 400kg stockpile

US and Israeli attacks hit key nuclear sites but questions remain over stash of enriched material

Who are the companies hoarding bitcoin?

BUSINESS

Who are the companies hoarding bitcoin?

Corporate treasuries now hold more than 3% of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, a stash worth $87bn

Should we worry about Trump undermining the dollar?

BUSINESS

Should we worry about Trump undermining the dollar?

History warns that the greenback may one day be superseded as the global trade currency

Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence

BUSINESS

Why Big Tech cannot agree on artificial general intelligence

It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword? 

Critical minerals constraints are a wake-up call on energy security

BUSINESS

Critical minerals constraints are a wake-up call on energy security

Markets alone will not ensure secure a reliable supply of key materials needed for high-tech industries, says IEA chief Fatih Birol

War and the Fed

BUSINESS

War and the Fed

The futures market has only barely changed its implied outlook for the Fed’s policy rate

How long can it last? Israel and Iran’s endurance battle

BUSINESS

How long can it last? Israel and Iran’s endurance battle

Aerial ‘war of the cities’ pits IDF jets against Tehran’s missile reserves

BlackRock and alternative investments

BUSINESS

BlackRock and alternative investments

The main thing retail investors need, if they are to benefit from alternatives, is much lower fees

Central banks are beginning to fret about dollar swap lines

BUSINESS

Central banks are beginning to fret about dollar swap lines

Officials outside the US worry about what will happen when Jay Powell leaves the Fed

Dollar weakness is turning all fund managers into currency traders

BUSINESS

Dollar weakness is turning all fund managers into currency traders

Hedging against falls in the dollar has not been a prime concern but Trump 2.0 is changing the mood

Bitcoin-buying companies

BUSINESS

Bitcoin-buying companies

And US versus Chinese solar producers

Can Japan hold on to its ‘indispensable’ companies?

BUSINESS

Can Japan hold on to its ‘indispensable’ companies?

Foreign rivals and private equity covet the mid-caps with large shares of key markets

The case for a Fed rate cut

BUSINESS

The case for a Fed rate cut

If persistent inflation or unanchored expectations are not in the offing, that gives the Fed more room to cut at the first whiff of trouble in the job market

Panama port owner’s deal fuels fears of dominance by world’s top shipping group

BUSINESS

Panama port owner’s deal fuels fears of dominance by world’s top shipping group

CK Hutchison’s $23bn sale has raised worries of MSC’s increased control of global port infrastructure

We have ‘surrendered more to the machines’, says quant fund titan Cliff Asness

BUSINESS

We have ‘surrendered more to the machines’, says quant fund titan Cliff Asness

After years of scepticism, co-founder of AQR has embraced AI when determining investment strategies

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