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Exclusive | Kissinger acolyte Robert Hormats on how China, US can narrow their ‘trust gap’

Robert Hormats began his career at the US National Security Council in 1969, where he served as senior adviser to…

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The View | From US stocks to China’s growth, 5 myths cloud 2025’s outlook

Attentive readers will know that a year ago I laid out five myths, or dominant but misleading investment narratives, that…

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Musk’s Starlink to bring satellite-powered mobile service to Ukraine

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to introduce satellite-powered cellular service in the war-torn…

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Gold could hit US$3,000 in 2025 amid continuing bull run

Gold has had a very good year. Not only did the price of the yellow metal keep refreshing record highs,…

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Opinion | Why world’s economic powers could find 2025 a year of great struggle

China and its rival superpowers face tough years ahead as decades-old drivers of growth worldwide lose steam, the tailwinds promised…

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Macroscope | Central banks forsaking gold for bitcoin would be height of folly

Gold is a marvellously flexible precious metal, commodity or form of money adaptable to different cultures, currencies and ideologies. These…

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Outside In | World must stand firm against blizzard of Trump tariff threats

What was initially described as the “amusing distraction” of Donald Trump is perhaps better called chaff – blizzards of metal,…

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Macroscope | Trade protectionist measures by the US and others put world on path to war

US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats are making headlines, but they are among the least of the problems facing the…

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Opinion | Why Russia is finding favour in Southeast Asia once again

“That’s very concerning. Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of our [exclusive economic zone], of our baselines, is very…

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Opinion | China could adopt strategic empathy to mend ties with Europe

With the impending return of the “America first” president Donald Trump to the White House, some advocate that Beijing and…

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