US Senate panel approves China vehicle crackdown bill

Missed payroll expectations and revised April and May numbers put the Fed in a tough spot for rate cuts. June’s employment numbers showed almost no change from the previous month, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 4.2% unemployment rate and an estimated 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, roughly half the 115,000 economists expected. At…

Innovation Jul 15, 2026 Gabriela Ramos  and Emilija Stojmenova Duh AI systems are now powerful enough to threaten critical infrastructure, financial systems, and national security. Rather than becoming shareholders in AI companies, as US President Donald Trump has proposed, governments should invest in…

The Iran war has underscored the fragility of global energy markets, exposing which economies can withstand repeated shocks and which cannot. For ASEAN+3 countries, resilience will depend on stronger electricity systems, regional cooperation, and institutions that can manage persistent uncertainty. SINGAPORE—The past four months have demonstrated just how volatile oil markets can be. In March,…

‘The future of the finance ministry unpacked’ webinar: (clockwise from L-R) Dorothée Rouzet (France), John McCarthy (Ireland), Ian Hall (Global Government Finance editor – moderator), Valentina Ion (Microsoft – knowledge partner), Chidozie Ofoego (Bermuda) & Carlos Guberman (Argentina) Under pressure on multiple fronts, finance ministries can use data and AI to write the public finance…

If you asked me at the start of the year how I would rank Advanced Micro Devices (AMD +2.13%), Broadcom (AVGO 0.31%), and Nvidia (NVDA +3.90%) in terms of potential stock performance, I would have put Nvidia at the top, Broadcom in the middle, and AMD in last place. So far in 2026, my projection that…

Letter from the Governor