Global Trade
The financial markets find themselves in turbulent waters as global trade tensions, fueled by escalating tariffs, continue to send shockwaves through stock futures. What began as targeted duties in early 2025 has rapidly metastasized into a sweeping "tariff tidal wave," fundamentally altering the landscape for multinational corporations, supply
Wealth Inequality
The specter of widening within-country wealth inequality continues to cast a long shadow over global economies and societies, posing one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Far from being a niche economic concern, this persistent and accelerating chasm between the rich and the poor within national borders is
Economics
The U.S. economy currently navigates an intriguing, yet precarious, path as hypothetical Q2 2025 data suggests a robust rebound in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. This economic buoyancy, however, is shadowed by the persistent specter of inflation, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index stubbornly holding above the
PPI
The Producer Price Index (PPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are two fundamental economic indicators that measure inflation, but they do so from different vantage points within the economy. While both are crucial for understanding price changes and their impact, the PPI tracks inflation from the perspective of producers,