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Last year, inflationary pressures looked under control in Europe. After war erupted in the Persian Gulf, that could be set to change – highlighting the continent's energy dependence on oil tankers and LNG vessels.

As shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz grinds to a halt and Iranian attacks shutter some of the world's biggest oil and LNG facilities, Asia risks economic pain.

Thailand’s shrinking labor force poses an increasing challenge to the economy. Some promising post-pandemic trends have withered, and there are fewer younger workers seeking to join the employment market than there used to be.

Is the world in for some welcome relief after the 2024-25 rebound in global food-price inflation, or is the situation merely flattered by comparisons with last year?

One of the surprising consequences of the AI boom has been a global memory-chip shortage. To feed the insatiable AI demand, semiconductor firms switched capacity to more profitable, cutting-edge categories (such as high-bandwidth memory, used in AI accelerators and data-center graphics processing units).

Donald Trump blamed his political opponents for some disappointing economic data. The government shutdown disrupted the US economy to a significant degree – masking the remarkable effects of the artificial intelligence-driven capital-spending boom.

For Indonesia, sluggish income growth has been a persistent issue. It's not just the case for graduates in Jakarta: our granular datasets show how workers in Central Sulawesi are seeing limited benefits from the province's historic nickel boom.

High-frequency spending data from credit and debit cards provides a near-real-time look at Mexico’s worried consumers and sluggish economy.

After several years of shrinking share in China's hyper-competitive smartphone market, Apple appears to have regained ground after launching the iPhone 17.

The eurozone is experiencing a modest recovery, but underlying trends highlight sustained export weakness. Demand has struggled to gain traction amid strong competitive pressure from Chinese exports and Donald Trump's tariffs. Net exports declined for five consecutive quarters through Q3 2025. That's offset relatively robust investment growth (driven by defense spending) and household consumption.