Brazil has become the focal point of an intensifying geopolitical contest over rare earths, with the US, EU, and China racing to secure access to the country’s vast reserves. These minerals are essential for clean energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing, yet global supply remains heavily dominated by China. Holding the world’s second-largest reserves, most of them still underdeveloped, Brazil has emerged as a strategic prize at a moment of rising trade tensions. Washingto

Many emerging markets have shown increased interest in using the expanded euro repo operations launched by the European Central Bank as a way of dealing with their financial liquidity and economic stability concerns. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago recently suggested that South Africa would be “keen to utilise” these operations, symbolising a notable shift in the way emerging economies seek economic stability and how they can cope against market volatili

On the much anticipated 25th of  December , 1991, the indifferent Kremlin observes the Soviet flag lowered as Mr. Gorbachev’s televised resignation speech marks an end to the soaring inflation, unprofitable private businesses and sarcastic fixed prices of the USSR’s planned economy. Whilst stagnation is at its worst, the government  insists  on its high military spending. These qualities might resemble Russia’s troubled economy today, as the war in Ukraine continues. This res

Intel is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, designing and manufacturing chips that power personal computers, data centres, and critical digital infrastructure. Long dominant in PC processors, the company is now attempting a costly revival of its manufacturing capabilities to compete at the cutting edge of advanced chip production in the US. Recent market reactions show how difficult and economically risky that effort remains. Supply Constraints and Revenue P

January 2026. Ofwat set to be abolished in what could be the most radical overhaul of the water sector since privatisation. The operations of England and Wales’ privatised water and sewage systems are murky in more ways than one. Polluted rivers and untreated sewage, opaque finances, blurred accountability, a regulatory system that struggles to see clearly beneath the surface. ‘Murk in every sense’ Does the government’s “New Vision for Water” genuinely cut through the fog,