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Japan’s growth problem is not a lack of effort, but weak output per hour Extending work hours raises costs without fixing productivity or wages Policy should shift from time worked to skills, management, and productivity gains

Europe shifts energy policy, steps up SMR development EU expands institutional and financial backing East Asia’s three major economies also focus on SMRs, with South Korea and Japan struggling on commercialization Across Europe, efforts to bui

U.S. DOE Quietly Revises Safety, Environmental, and Security Standards Exploding Power Demand From AI Data Centers Aging Infrastructure Adds to Rising Blackout Risks The administration of U.S.

Stalemate in Negotiations Over $200 Million AI Contract With Anthropic Prolonged Dispute Over Application of Claude Safeguards China’s Advanced Unmanned Capabilities Emerge as a Key Security Variable The U.S.

Call for “pragmatic federalism” spanning fiscal and industrial policy Fiscal integration gap persists despite growth pressures in major economies Security and foreign-policy autonomy issues reignite debate Europe risks deindustrializ

Tariffs Slashed to 18% as India Agrees to Suspend Russian Oil Purchases U.S.

Unprecedented January Dissolution Riding Sky-High Approval Ratings Ruling Coalition Poised to Exceed 310 Seats, Clearing the Threshold for Constitutional Revision Two-Year ‘Zero’ Food Tax Pledge Triggers Collapse in Ultra-Long Bonds

“Serious talks underway” signal eases tensionsBreak from $130-a-barrel outlook

EU Steps Up Efforts to Push China Out, Tightening Trade Barriers and Regulation Across the Board Europe’s Manufacturing Slump Deepens, With Limited Capacity to Replace Chinese Production EU Turns to “Home-First” Policies to Break the Deadlock, but Energy and Labor Cost Pressures Persist

U.S., EU, UK and 20 Other Countries Move to Build Supply-Chain Alliance to Cut Reliance on China’s Rare Earths China Controls 90% of Rare Earth Refining and Magnet Manufacturing, Making Full Exclusion From Supply Chains Difficult China’s Rare Earth Dominance Expected to Weaken Gradually Over the Next Decade

Trump: “Not worried about a weaker dollar—it’s doing fine”Dollar index plunges to a four-year low; gold and other safe havens surge

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Europe must thicken AT1 capital buffers even if it permanently lowers bank profits Digital bank runs make thin hybrid capital unreliable in real stress Clear, equity-like AT1 design is cheaper than repeated public rescues Th

Active deployment of migrant labor across core industries such as agriculture and tourism Consistent pro-immigration policy framework in place since the early 2000s Criticism persists over mounting pressure on public systems The Spanish governm

Philly Shipyard’s nuclear submarine feasibility questioned A “steep hill” that could take decades to scale U.S. concerns over leakage of core technologies add another hurdle A U.S.

“Superior in delivery timelines, maintenance, and operations”China factor rapidly reshaping Southeast Asia’s security environment

J.D. Vance Presses South Korea’s Prime Minister to Hold Back on Coupang Regulation Coupang Becomes a De Facto U.S. Company After Its New York Listing Has U.S.-Backed Coupang Sparked a Korea–U.S. Power Struggle? U.S. Vice President J.D.

The rules-based order is breaking into competing systems Asia is building regional frameworks to manage the shift Education and institutions must adapt to fragmented governance The international system we've relied on for

Democracy raises growth most where human capital is already strong Freedom and skills act as multipliers, not substitutes, in economic development Sustained prosperity requires joint investment in institutions and people

Gap between “next-generation stealth” branding and real-world performanceProduction-driven strategy strengthened despite operational and reliability concerns