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The Philippines needs to turn fast growth into productive growth automated-news
The Philippines needs to turn fast growth into productive growth

The Southeast Asian nation has proved it can grow. Now, amid shifting supply chains and rising geopolitical tensions, it must prove it can grow more productively. The post The Philippines needs to turn fast growth into productive growth appeared first on Atlantic Council.

15 Sep 2026
Venezuela Oil Opening Is ‘Smoke and Mirrors,’ Pickering Says automated-news
Venezuela Oil Opening Is ‘Smoke and Mirrors,’ Pickering Says

Recent high-profile deals allowing foreign drillers to tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have failed to quell lingering concerns about contract sanctity in a nation with a history of nationalization, said energy investment banker Dan Pickering.

15 Sep 2026
How the Great Gas Crisis of 2030 Will Play Out automated-news
How the Great Gas Crisis of 2030 Will Play Out

It’s October 2030. In hindsight, the vulnerabilities that triggered the third great natural gas crisis in eight years seem painfully obvious.

15 Sep 2026
US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran - Reuters automated-news
US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran - Reuters

US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran Reuters

15 Sep 2026
Not All the Susquehanna Puts Were Bad automated-news
Not All the Susquehanna Puts Were Bad

Also prediction market smart beta, stablecoin arbs and dopamine sites.

15 Sep 2026
US Treasury's Bessent says bond yields reflect 'global issues' - Reuters automated-news
US Treasury's Bessent says bond yields reflect 'global issues' - Reuters

US Treasury's Bessent says bond yields reflect 'global issues' Reuters

15 Sep 2026
France’s Shein Fee Is a Bad Fit for China Inc. automated-news
France’s Shein Fee Is a Bad Fit for China Inc.

How should a country respond when highly successful Chinese companies become too dominant within its borders? It’s a question more economies will have to confront as these firms fan out across the globe in search of new customers.

15 Sep 2026
Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them automated-news
Big Pharma Needs New Drugs. China Has Them

Big Pharma is betting on China for its next blockbuster drugs — what that shift means for patients and the future of US biotech dominance. (Source: Bloomberg)

15 Sep 2026
Will Be 'Extremely Difficult' For The FOMC To Not Raise Rates Says Richards automated-news
Will Be 'Extremely Difficult' For The FOMC To Not Raise Rates Says Richards

Bond traders are pricing in a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike Wednesday with a level of conviction that has proven right for decades. Interest-rate swaps tied to Fed meeting dates show traders see more than a 90% chance that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and his colleagues will lift the benchmark poli

15 Sep 2026
Scott Bessent should stop blaming the bond market automated-news
Scott Bessent should stop blaming the bond market

It is working just fine; his interventions, less so

15 Sep 2026
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