GLOBAL MACRO INSIGHTS

The Great American Land Grab: How Washington Is Muscling Europe Out of Ukraine’s Future

The United States is ensuring it holds the reins over all future major infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any...

Europe’s Eternal Innocence: Still Clutching at American Coattails

Donald Trump has ordered an immediate freeze on all military aid to Ukraine, turning up the pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky just days after their disastrous...

Europe’s Endless Illusion: Still Waiting for the Americans

In the wake of the disastrous Oval Office showdown between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, European leaders scrambled to convene an emergency summit in London—a...

Markets in Turmoil: The Trump-Zelensky Clash and Its Economic Aftershocks

The latest meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to clarify Ukraine’s future, but instead, it ignited a firestorm of uncertainty across global...

Trump’s Reckless Gamble: Selling Out Ukraine and Undermining the West

Donald Trump’s latest manoeuvres have left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with two unenviable choices: either fight on without the United States, the country’s most crucial...

Europe on the Sidelines as Trump Stumbles into High-Stakes Russia Negotiations

The latest round of U.S.-Russia talks in Riyadh is a masterclass in diplomatic amateurism, with Donald Trump charging ahead in his self-proclaimed role as the...

Ukraine: the collapse of the European Union

Just when European leaders thought things couldn’t get worse, Donald Trump decided to call Vladimir Putin, effectively launching peace negotiations without so much as a...

Oil Markets Boil Over as U.S. Sanctions Hit Russian Energy

Oil prices surged to their highest in over four months, fuelled by a new wave of U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector. The measures have...

Russia and Ukraine Shut the Taps on Five Decades of Gas Transit to Europe

The pipeline that once symbolised Soviet energy dominance is no more. After five decades of transporting Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine, the taps have...