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Spain’s ‘Koldo’ Affair: A Quiet Courtroom, Loud Questions

Koldo García, once the right hand to former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, appeared at Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday and said nothing. He used...

Davos And The World Economic Forum At An Inflection Point

(Analysis) For half a century, Davos stood for elite consensus. Between 2019 and 2025, that aura faded as governance turmoil, changing geopolitics, and a crowded marketplace of summits reduced the World Economic Forum’s pull. The...

Rumble Returns To France After Court Rejects Political Takedown Demand

A French court has cleared the way for Rumble to switch its video platform back on in France, three years after the company shut...

Global Economy Briefing: October 14, 2025

Markets parsed softer U.S. small-business sentiment, stickier UK wages alongside a looser labor market,...

How Europe Caught Up—And Pulled Ahead: Airbus’s Lesson For...

Europe just notched a symbolic win in a field long dominated by the United States. Airbus’s A320 family has...

How the EU’s Online Rulebook Could Export Censorship Worldwide

A quiet Brussels review has turned into a loud global fight over who decides what stays online. This week, 113 free-speech specialists—lawyers, academics, former...

Europe’s Stablecoin Pivot: The Euro Looks For Its Digital Rails

Europe is quietly making a big strategic turn: it wants euro-denominated stablecoins to stand on their own feet, not...

Global Economy Briefing: October 9, 2025

Holiday closures in South Korea kept Asia liquidity light, while new data showed Europe’s trade resilience amid weak demand,...

Global Economy Briefing: October 8, 2025

Holiday closures across China and South Korea kept Asian liquidity thin, while fresh readings...

Global Economy Briefing — October 7, 2025

Holiday closures across China, Korea, and Hong Kong kept Asian liquidity thin, while fresh data...

From Paris to Brussels: Can France Bend Its Debt Curve Before Confidence Breaks?

France’s latest prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday, October 6—after less than a month in office. The timing...