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Aoife Brennan

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Aoife Brennan is a contributing writer for The Economy, with a focus on education, youth, and societal change. Based in Limerick, she holds a degree in political communication from Queen’s University Belfast. Aoife’s work draws connections between cultural narratives and public discourse in Europe and Asia.

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Kevin Warsh, the newly appointed Chair of the Federal Reserve, highlights the importance of the trimmed mean inflation measure Relatively stable trimmed mean inflation contrasts with surging PCE and PPI readings Divergent inflation indicators strengthen Wall Street expectations for an extended rate pause

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Fed Officials Converge Around Hawkish Consensus: "Price Stability Comes First" Expectations for Policy Easing Under the Warsh Fed Lose Momentum Bond Markets Move Ahead of Policy Rates as Major-Economy Long-Term Yields Trace an Upward Curve Officials

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China Becomes World’s First Country to Apply Zero Tariffs Across African Imports Limited Compromise With the U.S.

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Major economies including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union face mounting growth headwinds from the Iran war Southeast Asian nations expand biofuel utilization, putting food supply chains under severe strain IMF projects slower global growth while inflation accelerates sharply

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AI-driven trading rapidly proliferates, alongside mounting fraud schemes Algorithmic trading patterns risk becoming homogenized, raising warnings over investor “herding behavior” Fears grow over a replay of the SVB collapse, prompting regulatory crackdowns worldwide

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U.S. begins nuclear cooperation talks in step with India’s SHANTI Act Korea’s integrated nuclear value chain seen as viable solution to U.S.

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FIFA to Deploy Broad Range of AI-Based Systems at the World Cup in Partnership With Lenovo AI Use in Sports Continues to Expand From Tactical Planning to Training and Recruitment Stadium Operations Also Moving Toward Automation as Fan Experiences Become Faster and More Seamless

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NextEra Energy seeks to acquire Dominion Energy in $67 billion deal Soaring AI-driven electricity demand sends data-center-region power prices skyrocketing Utilities and power companies ramp up capital expenditure, with industry-wide M&A activity expected to accelerate

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“Time is of the essence,” Trump says as Washington escalates pressure on Tehran while demanding rapid negotiations Conciliatory proposals emerge on key issues including Iran’s nuclear program and oil exports China and Russia expected to coordinate joint Middle East response ahead of bilateral summit

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Indonesia Pursues Türkiye’s KAAN Fighter While Maintaining KF-21 Cooperation With Korea Wide Gap in Deployment Timelines Between KF-21 and KAAN Drives Two-Track Supply Diversification Strategy China-Indonesia Tensions Persist Over Natuna Sea Disputes

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Long-Entrenched Deflation Gives Way to Price Rebound Triggered by Iran Conflict Beijing’s Advanced Manufacturing Push Shows Limited Effect on Domestic Consumption Defense Spending Continues to Climb as Consumption Recovery Measures Lose Momentum

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Google Parent Alphabet Moves to Issue Samurai Bonds Amid Expanding Capital Spending Samurai Bonds, Long a Secondary Option for U.S.

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China Mobilizes Full Force to Foster Related Industries Under AI Plus Strategy Regional Role Differentiation Accelerates, Data Center Infrastructure Concentrated in Provincial Areas "We Cannot Withstand Big-City Competition": Influence of Lower-Tier Markets Gains Prominence Across Industry

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MOU Under Review for U.S.-Iran Ceasefire and Nuclear Negotiations Fragile Oil Supply Chains Unlikely to Stabilize Quickly UAE’s Departure From OPEC Raises Prospect of Accelerated Producer Output Analysts say the United States and Iran are movin

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Musk continues arguing in court that OpenAI violated the purpose of his donation OpenAI, desperate to secure funding, effectively moved toward commercialization over several years OpenAI flatly rejects Musk’s claims as “sabotage aimed at supporting Grok’s growth”

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U.S. Rejects Iran’s Three-Stage Proposal, Declares “Strait of Hormuz Is an International Waterway” Iran’s Oil Exports Crippled by Naval Blockade, Struggles to Sustain Production Base Prolonged Deadlock Turns Into ‘War of Time,’ With U.S.

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U.S. economic risks mount as war drags on Strains emerge in cooperation with European and Asian allies Iran delivers proposal excluding nuclear program talks from initial negotiations An assessment has emerged that U.S.

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“Outperform Tesla”: China’s Xpeng Moves to Advance Autonomous Driving Accelerating Push Into Humanoids, Taking Tesla Head-On China’s EV Industry Turns From Bleeding Price Wars to Qualitative Growth Chinese EV startup Xpeng has thrown down the gaunt

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