White House runs two parallel midterm campaigns as Trump's Georgia speech veers off-script, with approval at 36–37% and economy dominating voter concerns.
UK retail sales surged 1.8% in January, beating forecasts ninefold. But record gold prices and deep discounting — not renewed confidence — drove the headline number.
European businesses and governments grapple with productivity, transparency, and worker relations as Infineon invests billions in AI chips while French and German policymakers debate work hours and public service costs.
Escalating Middle East tensions coincide with major corporate scandals as Netflix revises Warner Bros bid, UK fraud arrests mount, and Tehran protests spread.
Political change in Venezuela sparked a massive bond rally, reducing opportunities in the already limited distressed emerging market debt space for investors.