Global Trade 2025-2026: Tariffs, AI Boom Reshape Commerce
Global trade hit records in 2025 despite US-China trade plunging 30%. AI-driven semiconductor exports surged, tariffs peaked at 22%, and the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA...
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Global trade hit records in 2025 despite US-China trade plunging 30%. AI-driven semiconductor exports surged, tariffs peaked at 22%, and the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA...
China's 90% rare earth processing dominance has turned critical minerals into the central axis of geoeconomic confrontation in 2026. The US FORGE initiative and $10 billion...
BRICS Pay goes live in 2026, integrating CIPS, UPI, Pix, and SPFS to bypass SWIFT. With intra-bloc local currency trade at 67% and The Unit gold-backed token, this analysis...
Geoeconomic fragmentation costs the global economy $213–$307 billion annually, per a June 2026 WEF report. Tariffs, friendshoring, and financial decoupling are rewiring trade...
AI data centers will consume 1,000 TWh in 2026, driving coal plant delays, nuclear deals, and a tenfold surge in capacity prices. Learn how the AI energy crunch is reshaping...
European NATO allies commit to 3.5% GDP defense spending, pushing budgets toward €800 billion. But industrial fragmentation, supply chain bottlenecks, and labor shortages...
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis triggered a 65% oil price surge and 10.1 mb/d supply crash. Asia faces severe energy disruption while accelerating renewable investment and LNG...
AI data centers will consume 1,000 TWh by 2026, equal to Japan's total usage. PJM's capacity auction failed, utilities seek $31B in rate hikes, and $64B in projects face...
The US Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs in Feb 2026, and the CIT curtailed Section 122 in May, creating a constitutional crisis over trade authority. This legal...
IEA 2026 report reveals energy R&D now driven by national security, not climate. Chinese firms account for 60% of corporate energy R&D. Western public spending at 0.05% of GDP....
China's 2026 export controls on rare earths, tungsten, and antimony have triggered sixfold price spikes and slashed European licensing below 25%. With Beijing controlling 90%...
BRICS+ de-dollarization in 2026: local currency trade hits 67%, BRICS Pay and 'The Unit' launch, dollar reserves fall below 57%. Analysis of drivers, infrastructure, and...