The Debasement Trade Is the Tree. Financial Infrastructure Is the Forest.
Vanessa Grellet of Arche Capital: August's bitcoin move was the debasement trade, not adoption. The real story is the financial...
September 5, 2026Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
US-Brazil Visa Dispute: A Warning for Brazilian Travelers
The US-Brazil visa dispute, from the ambassador's revoked visa to record cancellations, is a quiet warning for ordinary Brazilian travelers.
August 18, 2026
Lula Is Set to Sign Four Energy Decrees, Opening the Power Market
Lula's energy decrees will open the power market to households, and set rules for aviation fuel, carbon capture and low-carbon...
August 11, 2026
The Missing Bridge: Why Mercosur Needs An ASEAN Strategy
Mercosur spent two decades on the EU deal and overlooked Southeast Asia. Brazil's ASEAN diplomacy shows what a real strategy...
August 8, 2026
Bangladesh Cheers for Brazil: A World Cup Love Affair Since 1958
More than 16,000 kilometres from the pitch, millions of Bangladeshis cheer the Seleção as their own. Discover why this love...
July 1, 2026
Central Banks Fled the Dollar for Gold — Into a 29% Crash
Gold fell about twenty-nine percent in months. Is the dollar-fleeing rush into bullion swapping one risk for a worse store...
June 26, 2026
How Ecuador Became Latin America’s Deadliest Country and a War Zone
Ecuador now has Latin America's highest murder rate and hosts US-backed troops fighting drug gangs. Here is how a once-calm...
June 18, 2026
How Peru Picked a Fighter Jet, Then Tore Up the Deal and Switched
Peru chose Sweden's Gripen, then reversed to buy the American F-16 amid political chaos, a saga that captures the battle...
June 15, 2026
São Paulo Now Outranks Florence as a World Culture Capital
A global survey ranks São Paulo among the world's ten best cities for art and culture, ahead of Florence and...
June 15, 2026