Economic Policies

The Contrarian Bet: Why Burry is Going Long on a Broken Oil State Michael Burry, the investor immortalized for his prescient bet against the U.S. housing market in "The Big Short," is known for seeing value where others see ruin. While his fame was built on forecasting collapse, his latest

The sudden apprehension of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. military forces in early January sent a jolt through the international community, but the reaction across global financial markets was far from uniform, painting a complex picture of investor sentiment. As Maduro and his wife

The United States Federal Reserve has entered a year defined by a perfect storm of intense political pressure, profound economic ambiguity, and significant internal transition. Following a bruising 2025, the central bank’s ability to conduct independent monetary policy is under an unprecedented

The prevailing assumption that China's internal economic woes would force a swift concession in the renewed trade war proved to be one of the most significant geopolitical miscalculations of 2025. Instead of capitulating to Washington's pressure, Beijing executed a masterclass in economic

A striking divergence is emerging between the cautious outlook of financial markets and a bold forecast suggesting the Federal Reserve is on the cusp of an unexpectedly aggressive monetary easing cycle. While investors and policymakers anticipate a slow and measured approach to interest rate

The artificial intelligence revolution, once a distant concept, is now directly reshaping the physical world, and its voracious appetite for energy is creating unexpected and powerful political alliances. The rapid proliferation of data centers required to power AI is placing an unprecedented