2026-04-11 00:30:04
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the consumer price index jumped 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the most since mid-2024 and driven by soaring energy prices amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. Judging by the muted reaction in markets, investors are assuming that we’re close to the peak of inflation and happy to move on to other worries. Not so fast.
2026-04-10 23:00:07
The Hormuz crisis has exposed the weaknesses of Taiwan as it faces Chinese pressure.
2026-04-10 21:00:04
Iran’s shipping toll epitomizes a transactional new world order. Markets are living with it.
2026-04-10 20:00:04
Optimism is a fleeting commodity these days. President Donald Trump may have refrained from his threat to obliterate “an entire civilization,” but he has nevertheless obliterated a ton of America’s moral capital. Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, may be set to lose the election on April 12, but his patron in Russia, Vladimir Putin, looks as strong as ever. Behind every positive looms a bigger negative.
2026-04-10 19:30:04
American companies lead the world in AI. Yet Americans are the developed world’s most AI-skeptical population. Pew Research found that 50% of US adults are more concerned than excited about AI, compared with a global median of 34%. According to Quinnipiac, only 5% of Americans believe AI is being developed by people who represent their interests. This isn’t about technology – it’s about leadership. And if it isn’t solved, it will cripple everyone who needs public trust.
2026-04-10 19:00:04
Florida is dramatically — but quietly — changing the way immigration enforcement is practiced. The state’s Republican leaders have made it a testing ground for the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics championed by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
