Rates
Central bank holds rates and signals a longer plateau
The decision was expected. The projection alongside it was not: policymakers now see restrictive settings persisting well into next year.
Daniel Okonkwo · New York · 23 Aug · 6 min read
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World
Reporting from six regions, in context.
Americas
Washington, Ottawa, Mexico City, Brasília and the hemisphere between them.
Latin America
Latin American exporters face new carbon accounting rules
São Paulo · 19 Aug · 6 min read
Europe
A continent negotiating its security, its energy and its borders.
Diplomacy
Summit opens with security guarantees back on the table
Delegations from nineteen states arrived with competing drafts. What they agree on is narrower than the communiqué will suggest — and more consequential.
Marguerite Adeyemi · Geneva · 23 Aug · 9 min read
Asia
The economic centre of gravity, and its unresolved rivalries.
Indices
Asia opens mixed as yields firm
Regional benchmarks diverged after the rate decision. Currency desks stayed cautious.
Wei Chen · Singapore · 23 Aug · 3 min read
Middle East
Energy, diplomacy and the region's long realignment.
Gulf
Gulf sovereign fund shifts allocation toward domestic industry
The new mandate reduces foreign equity exposure and raises the domestic target by nine points.
Layla Al-Farsi · Abu Dhabi · 20 Aug · 6 min read
Africa
Fifty-four states, a young continent and a contested resource map.
West Africa
West African bloc agrees a currency timetable
Convergence criteria were loosened to make the date achievable. Economists are divided on whether that helps.
Kwame Mensah · Accra · 20 Aug · 7 min read
Oceania
The Pacific's security question, and the economies inside it.
Tennis
Championship final goes to a deciding set
A two-hour third set decided a title that had looked settled at the interval.
Ruben Alves · Melbourne · 22 Aug · 4 min read