Confusopoly unveiled: How firms use complexity to raise prices
Can entire markets strategically confuse consumers to raise prices? This column tracks the prices of nearly all mobile phone tariffs and handsets in the UK
US bank stocks plunge as investors grow uneasy about mounting risks
U.S. bank stocks, including Zions Bancorporation, Jefferies, and Western Alliance, fell sharply on Thursday as investors grew uneasy about risk in the sector, which has
Egypt: EGX shows positive performance on Thursday
Retail investors represented 74.27% of total trading, while institutions made up 25.72%. The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Thursday’s trading session with a mixed performance. The
IMF sounds alarm about high global public debt, urges countries to build buffers
The IMF this week edged up its 2025 global growth forecast given a more benign impact from tariffs. Global public debt is projected to rise
How the United States is eating Trump’s tariffs
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tariffs accounted for perhaps 30-40 basis points of the latest core inflation reading of 2.9% but the effect should be
U.S. China trade tensions send Aussie sliding 1%, boost safe havens
Aussie slides as investors flock to safe-havens, yen strenghtens. The Australian dollar tumbled on Tuesday, while the safe-haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen strengthened as
Wall Street advances as Trump cools China rhetoric
Wall Street’s main indexes advanced on Monday following Friday’s pullback, as investors returned to risk assets after President Donald Trump’s softer tone eased concerns over
Wall Street’s bull market nears three years old; history shows it may still have life
The U.S. stock market’s bull run is almost three years old, but if history is a guide, that would make it only middle-aged. The S&P
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships. The global trading system
Dollar dominance and the Trump administration
There is general agreement that a currency’s safe-haven status can be gauged by its response to changes in financial volatility. This column documents how, in
