US-China Ties in the Shadow of the Mueller Investigation
By Dan Steinbock
In the foreseeable future, the Trump administration will be constrained by the special counsel’s Russia investigation. How will it impact the...
The Trump White House Under Siege
By Dan Steinbock
Washington is planning to extend sanctions against Russia, once again. Meanwhile, the Trump administration...
Regime Change in the Trump White House?
By Dan Steinbock
No US postwar president has managed to reset relations with Russia. Now the Trump administration must cope with a...
Who are the World’s Biggest Military Spenders, Really?
By Dan Steinbock
The conventional narrative is that the world is threatened by the assertive China and Russia. The inconvenient narrative is that China...
Buying American, Losing America
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, President Trump signed his “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. Ironically, while the stated goal is to put “America First”, the...
The Philippine Peso Squeeze
By Dan Steinbock
In the first quarter, the Philippine peso depreciated against the US dollar. Internationally, this was attributed to President Duterte’s policies. In...
The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade
By Dan Steinbock
Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw...
Return of Sovereign France
By Dan Steinbock
In France, President Hollande’s utter failure to foster broad consensus for structural reforms has paved the way for a contested election. While...
Le Pen-ization of France Europe’s Changing Landscape
By Dan Steinbock
In France, President Hollande’s utter failure to foster broad consensus for structural reforms has paved the way...
TRUMPIN’ AND THUMPIN’ BACK TO THE 1930s
By Dan Steinbock
With the Trump White House, America and a global economy will enter a highly divisive period – as evidenced by the debate...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
