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GLOBAL ECONOMY

U.S. President Donald Trump, along with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden on April 2. The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest tariff decision challenges Trump’s executive authority.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2026
U.S. top justices’ ruling on tariffs marks a turning point
The tariffs case presented an especially good opportunity for the court to take on Trump because it could be confident that its decision would actually be implemented.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with U.S. trade deals will face higher tariffs
Trump said he also may impose license fees on ‌trading partners ‌as uncertainty over his next tariff moves gripped the global economy and sent stocks lower.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2026
With U.S. tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog again thickens
Reminiscent of the early months of 2025, the landscape of what goods will be taxed, at which rates, from which exporting countries, is again up in the air.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi display a trade deal they signed during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo last October. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of Trump’s tariffs throws into doubt a series of trade deals struck in recent months, including with some of America’s largest trading partners.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 22, 2026
Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves
Japan said it “will carefully examine the content of this ruling and the Trump administration’s response to it, and respond appropriately.”
The USS Gerald aircraft carrier heads through the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2026
Trump pushes U.S. toward war with Iran as advisers urge focus on economy
The president has not laid out in detail to the American public why he might be leading the U.S. into its most aggressive action against Tehran since its 1979 revolution.
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (right) and Solicitor General D. John Sauer, holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2026
Trump’s treasured negotiating edge dulled by tariff defeat
With the stroke of a pen, the U.S. Supreme Court wreaked havoc on President Donald Trump’s favorite method of wielding leverage over other countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday, following the Supreme Court's ruling that he had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 22, 2026
Trump boosts new tariff rate to 15% a day after announcing 10%
A Japanese government spokesman said Tokyo “will carefully examine the content of this ruling and the Trump administration’s response to it, and respond appropriately.”
Containers are loaded on freight trains at the railroad shunting yard in Maschen, near Hamburg, Germany, in November 2019.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 21, 2026
U.S. top court’s tariff ruling offers little respite for global economy
Analysts expect another bout of activity-crimping confusion combined with near-certainty that Trump will seek other means to replace the raft of global tariffs now struck down.
By weaponizing tools designed to manage the global economy through international coordination, American President Donald Trump is undermining U.S. credibility and pushing allies to shun it and its markets.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2026
Make America trustworthy again
Weaponized economic leverage and unpredictable U.S. policies risk eroding global trust, pushing allies to diversify, shrinking cooperation and ultimately weakening American power.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2026
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
Articles written by state-backed trade scholars since 2017 reveal a systematic push to reverse-engineer U.S. trade policy and neutralize Washington’s containment strategy.
A wholesale mall in Shenzhen, China. The International Monetary Fund called for a reorientation by Beijing to embrace an economic model based on domestic consumer spending.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 19, 2026
IMF warns China’s economic policies are causing damage to others
The fund called for a reorientation by Beijing to embrace a model based on domestic consumer spending.
Artificial intelligence is likely to boost growth and productivity but will not remove the need to save for retirement despite Elon Musk’s claims because economic uncertainty and real-world costs will still exist.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2026
Musk is wrong about AI and retirement: You still need to save.
There are certain things not even AI can do, and one of them is suspending the basic laws of economics.
A stock ticker displays market information inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta on Jan. 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
Investors rush to join Asia’s AI boom as global markets whipsaw
While it’s still early days, and Asia hasn’t been immune to the global volatility, the region has several forces working in its favor.
Donald Trump’s pro-crypto shift dismantled regulations and empowered industry insiders, but bitcoin’s poor performance and the risks posed by lightly regulated stablecoins expose crypto’s failure as money.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2026
The coming crypto apocalypse
The future of money and payments will feature gradual evolution, not the revolution that crypto-grifters promised.
World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill speaks during an interview in Washington on Feb. 3.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2026
World Bank economist seeks cooperation from Japan on AI
Some worry that differences in the pace of AI adoption could further widen the gap between advanced economies and low-income countries.
A cargo ship leaves the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, in June 2025.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Shipping firms foresee smaller profits in 2026 as Red Sea tensions ease
Though not guaranteed, a restart of Red Sea shipping is more likely now successful passages have been made for the first time since Houthis began attacking vessels in 2023.
Kevin Warsh, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York in May 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2026
Trump says Fed nominee Warsh could garner Democratic support
Trump chose Warsh, a former Fed insider, on Friday to head the central bank when Chair Jerome ‍Powell’s term ends in May.
Employees work in an automobile spare parts factory in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok. Thailand recorded roughly 2,000 factory shutdowns last year; officials cited cheap Chinese imports as a major factor.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2026
How Asia’s Gen-Z is losing out to China’s $1 trillion surplus
Thailand recorded roughly 2,000 factory shutdowns last year; officials cited cheap Chinese imports as a major factor.
President Donald Trump addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
China wins as Trump cedes leadership of the global economy
In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-congratulatory, President Donald Trump pronounced last rites on American leadership of the liberal democratic order forged by the United States and its allies after World War II.
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as justices consider U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
Cook and Powell watch as U.S. Supreme Court debates ‘cause’ to fire Fed officials
The case is seen as critical to the future of the central bank’s independence.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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