Tug of Warsh: will the new chair politicise the Fed?

Tug of Warsh: will the new chair politicise the Fed?

After months of speculation, Donald Trump has picked Kevin Warsh to run the Federal Reserve. Our correspondent explains what this means for America–and the world economy. What matters more in Thailand’s election: the will of the people or the power of the monarchy? And why Hong Kong’s humble tram network could help keep tourism on track.


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Left, right and centre: Germany’s election

Left, right and centre: Germany’s election

Instead of needing three parties to cobble together a majority, the country’s two traditional main ones have the numbers. What to expect once the talks are done? Donald Trump claims America has suppor...

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Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US

Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US

Europe must move boldly as the American-led world order shatters beneath it; we explain how. Many people view the freedom to work from home as a perk. Some academics reckon there should be, in effect,...

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Young, gifted and black: Africa’s next generation

Young, gifted and black: Africa’s next generation

Africa’s young are educated, ambitious side-hustlers. But they are hampered by their economies and dispirited by their politicians. How to harness their vast potential? America’s so-called Department ...

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Colour visions: a German-election lookahead

Colour visions: a German-election lookahead

The possibilities for an inevitable coalition government are a head-spinning colour wheel of party logos. We look at the most likely outcomes, and the smaller parties that may well play kingmakers. A ...

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Get your Strait facts: China’s quiet Taiwan push

Get your Strait facts: China’s quiet Taiwan push

We investigate China’s under-the-radar push to get other countries to change their official language on Taiwan’s independence. Would it make a difference in a bid to reunify by force? The case of a nu...

18 Helmi 202522min

Munich insecurity conference: a re-ordering begins

Munich insecurity conference: a re-ordering begins

Backing away from European security guarantees and seeking mineral rights in Ukraine as recompense for military aid: at the Munich Security Conference the Trump administration made its convention-tras...

17 Helmi 202524min

Love match: Modi-Trump’s tariffs tussle

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The American president and Indian prime minister have long been friends. But when the two met at the White House yesterday, they had many thorny issues to discuss, including trade and immigration. Why...

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With this ring: Trump and Putin omit Ukraine

With this ring: Trump and Putin omit Ukraine

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