Antoine Alves d'Oliveira

The midterm result is uncertain, but what comes after is even more so.

The period beginning on November 3 will be highly uncertain.

October 14, 2026 at 08:28 am

"Alaska No. 2": Donald Trump's latest turnaround on Ukraine

The political pressure was just too strong for Donald Trump.

October 12, 2026 at 10:36 am

How Scott Bessent Lost Track of the Markets

The Treasury Secretary has made plenty of promises, but the market has run out of patience.

October 09, 2026 at 04:42 am

Donald Trump close to sweeping South America

Flavio Bolsonaro's victory in Brazil would shift the last major South American country still governed by the left to the right.

October 07, 2026 at 09:23 am

Christine Lagarde has to clarify her future

The ECB president cannot leave such uncertainty surrounding her future at a time when investors are worried about a new debt crisis in the euro zone.

October 06, 2026 at 08:56 am

Europe Falls Behind Again

After a strong start to the year, Europe is falling (once again) behind Wall Street.

October 05, 2026 at 11:24 am

How France has Become Europe's Weakest Link

In just a few years, France's position has not only deteriorated in absolute terms, but also relative to its peers.

October 02, 2026 at 08:08 am

Oil isn't the Fed's only problem

The US economy's momentum is very strong. Indeed, maybe a little too strong.

October 01, 2026 at 09:34 am

John Williams Resets the Fed's Rate Clock

A Fed rate hike in October had seemed all but guaranteed, although comments made by the New York Fed president have changed the situation.

September 30, 2026 at 05:43 am

Two months of truce and two pandas

So far, those are the only concrete results of the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

September 25, 2026 at 05:50 am

One of the longest bear markets in history has still not bottomed out

The selloff in government bonds began in 2020. And it does not appear to be ending anytime soon.

September 25, 2026 at 04:46 am

In New York, Donald Trump on all fronts

Before hosting Xi Jinping this weekend in Washington, the US president will line up a series of meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

September 21, 2026 at 10:43 am

The Fed is ready to fight

The Fed is at the start of a rate-hiking cycle.

September 17, 2026 at 09:39 am

ECB enters a period of high-stakes maneuvering

The expected departure of Christine Lagarde and two of her fellow ECB Executive Board members in the coming months is opening a new round of horse-trading amongst European capitals.

September 16, 2026 at 07:58 am

The Fed rate hike that came down to a hundredth of a point

It all came down to an inflation print. More precisely, the second digit after the decimal point.

September 14, 2026 at 10:41 am

Rising interest rates are a disaster for stocks

Profits are soaring, but not stocks.

September 10, 2026 at 09:30 am

Does the ECB really need to raise rates?

Unsurprisingly, the European Central Bank is expected to raise rates on Thursday. However, is this really necessary?

September 09, 2026 at 09:06 am

Germany was supposed to wake up Europe, but it's sinking into a deeper crisis

The AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt is a setback for Friedrich Merz. Eighteen months after taking office on a promise to reboot the euro zone's largest economy, the German chancellor is struggling to pull his country out of stagnation.

September 09, 2026 at 02:53 am

The Fed finally has its ghost chair

By keeping communication to an absolute minimum, Kevin Warsh is giving his colleagues a certain leeway.

September 04, 2026 at 02:34 am

The Fed vs. the Treasury

Tensions in the bond market underscore the two institutions' diverging objectives.

September 03, 2026 at 03:10 am

The ECB knows what it will do in a week. What comes next is less certain.

The ECB must decide whether inflation pressures go beyond energy alone.

September 01, 2026 at 10:34 am