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Switzerland Loses Top Spot in World Competitiveness Ranking to Singapore

Key Takeaways: - Switzerland falls to third place in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. - Singapore claims the top position, followed by Hong Kong in second. - The Swiss decline is attributed to...

After 23 Years of Dominance, BlackRock no Longer the ETF King in the US

For the first time since 2003, Vanguard has overtaken BlackRock as the leading issuer of ETFs in the United States.

Hormuz: The Hidden Cost of Dependency

The conflict involving Iran has served one primary purpose: reminding us that globalization still relies on very real and highly vulnerable physical bottlenecks. The Strait of Hormuz measures barely...

From Evian to Versailles, Three Days Transatlantic Relations Thawing

The Evian G7 summit served as a moment of convergence amongst Allies. However, it remains far too early to determine whether this sequence will be a mere footnote or a genuine turning point.

Macron brings on the works to keep Trump at the table

Following the G7 summit in Evian, Emmanuel Macron reserved a quintessentially French final stop for Donald Trump: a dinner at the Palace of Versailles. The American president was welcomed Wednesday...

Evian G7: A Turning Point for the War in Ukraine?

In Evian, Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to capitalize on a shifting geopolitical landscape.

Iran, Ukraine, China: The High-Stakes Agenda for the G7

Markets are approaching the G7 summit in Evian under significant pressure, caught between trade tensions, the war in Ukraine, energy risks and bond market volatility. While the preliminary agreement...

Stablecoins Enter the Mastercard Network

Mastercard no longer wants to move payments solely through traditional banking rails. The credit card giant is preparing financial plumbing capable of settling transactions 24/7, directly on the...

Elon Musk now a Trillionaire

The initial public offering of SpaceX has propelled Elon Musk to the rank of the first trillionaire in history, according to estimates based on the value of his holdings. Shares of the aerospace group...

G7: Going to Great Lengths to Accommodate Donald Trump

The French presidency has spared no effort to ensure President Trump's attendance and avoid friction with the American delegation.

After Euphoria, a Traffic Jam on the Multi-Billion Dollar Kilo-Highway

While obesity treatments have existed for decades with varying degrees of success, such as the amphetamines of the 1940s and 1950s, the first true revolution arrived in 2021 with Novo Nordisk's...

The Best Articles of the Week: Musk Dominates the Space (The Media Space… for Now)

SpaceX prepares for an IPO, Anthropic releases a model capable of exploiting vulnerabilities in mere hours, and three editorial boards simultaneously examine the growing impunity of Elon Musk: the...

The ECB Kicks Off a Cycle of Rate Hikes

The ECB's primary aim is to demonstrate its resolve and to anchor inflation expectations.

The Economy of Laziness

After decades of automation and innovation designed to save us time, what's the final verdict? Have we made the right choices, or has our free time simply served to fuel the growth of tech giants?

Market Odds and Ends: Wall Street vs. the Rest of the World

Fifteen years of American outperformance is a long enough streak to turn a bet into a certainty. Buying American has paid off so handsomely that the rest of the developed world has nearly disappeared...

Opinion: A strong Euro is suffocating European industry

The ECB is clinging to a 2% inflation target at the cost of high interest rates and a strong Euro. However, by relentlessly fighting domestic inflation that is already under control while its economy...

Convertible bonds on track for a record year

Convertible bonds are experiencing a spectacular resurgence this year, driven by a particularly favorable environment. Technology companies require capital to fund their investments, their shares...

2026 World Cup and the Stock Market: Football's Great Marketplace

The 2026 World Cup is almost on us, and it is set to reach a new scale. While perhaps not yet the greatest, it is already the largest in terms of format. The tournament will bring together 48 teams...

US Employment Regains Momentum, Complicating the Fed's Task

Official and alternative data are converging toward a clearer recovery in the US labor market, while inflation remains too high to justify interest rate cuts by the Fed.