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China’s Expanding Export-Control Regime: The Next Frontier in Global Supply-Chain Politics
From Tariffs to Technology Controls On 9 October 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled a sweeping expansion of its export-control regime, targeting rare earths, lithium batteries, artificial graphite, and superhard materials. More strikingly, it introduced extraterritorial provisions, implying that goods produced outside China but using Chinese inputs may still fall…
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The Next Inflation–Debt Cycle: Lessons from History and Warnings for the Future
The global economy appears to be entering a new and uneasy phase of the inflation–debt cycle, one that could reshape how nations manage both public finance and household welfare. According to recent analyses in The Economist, advanced economies that once relied on cheap credit and stable prices now face the…
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Navigating the New Frontiers: A Futuristic & Critical Outlook on Trade-Technology Confrontation, UK Fiscal Fault-Lines, and Structural Realignment
In today’s globally interwoven economy, three themes weave together into a tapestry of deep structural change: the escalating trade and technology confrontation between the United States and China, the domestic fiscal debates within the United Kingdom (as captured by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility), and the imperative for companies…
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The Return of the State: Why the Era of Pure Market Capitalism Is Ending
1. The Changing Landscape of Economic Governance The global economy is entering a new era—one where the “invisible hand” of the market is increasingly being guided, and often overpowered, by the visible hand of the state. Across advanced and emerging economies alike, governments are reclaiming their role in directing industrial…
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Growth Without Guardrails: Why Economic Expansion Alone Can’t Prevent the Next Fiscal Crisis
The Mirage of Growth-Led Stability For decades, nations have treated economic growth as a cure-all for fiscal distress. From post-war Europe to the 1990s emerging markets boom, policymakers believed that sustained GDP growth would eventually reduce debt burdens and stabilize budgets. However, history repeatedly proved otherwise. The Latin American debt…
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Strategic Shift in Global Chip Production — The New Geography of Silicon Power
A Turning Point in Semiconductor Sovereignty The unveiling of the first Blackwell chip wafer produced in the United States marks a historic milestone in the global semiconductor landscape. For decades, the center of gravity in chip manufacturing has been concentrated in East Asia—particularly Taiwan, South Korea, and, increasingly, China. The…
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The Global Economy’s “Bumpy Landing”: Hidden Risks Behind the Calm
The recent warning from UK authorities about a potential “bumpy landing,” coupled with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s caution regarding “more cockroaches” lurking in the global financial system, captures the uneasy balance between post-pandemic recovery and mounting systemic risks. Beneath the veneer of stability lies a world economy grappling with deep…
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Bridging the Smart Manufacturing Divide: The Human Side of Industry 4.0
A Historical Shift in Industrial Transformation From the steam engine to electricity, and later to automation, every industrial revolution has been as much about people as about machines. The fourth industrial wave—Smart Manufacturing or Industry 4.0—is no exception. Yet, as Deloitte’s 2025 Smart Manufacturing Survey of 600 executives reveals, the…
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IMF’s Tariff Warning: Protectionism’s Hidden Drag on Global Growth
The International Monetary Fund’s October 2025 World Economic Outlook delivers a clear warning: the world may be entering an era where resilience masks erosion. While global GDP held up in early 2025, the IMF notes that persistent tariff barriers and protectionist impulses are slowly undermining the structural drivers of long-term…
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