The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

Europe has savings, but not enough productive risk capital Fragmented markets keep too much capital in safe, local channels Post-Brexit Europe still lacks a financial centre strong enough to rival New York T

Space became commercial because public authority first made the market credible The US needed less direct funding because deep private capital could finance the risk China shows why state funding matters when pre-IPO markets are thinner

Inflation expectations can turn an oil shock into lasting inflation Bond prices are useful, but they often mix forecasts with fear Policymakers need a shock filter before markets overreact

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

Immigration inflation was far smaller than the politics around it Poor new arrivals added limited private demand but meaningful labor supply The smarter policy is faster legal work, wage protection, and local fiscal support Th

WFH jobs reduce the career cost of motherhood Partner flexibility makes the effect stronger Flexible work should be treated as family policy, not a perk A 77 percent offset in the earnings penalty at birth should transform the tone of moth

Construction productivity is holding back housing supply Cheaper machines have not offset rising material and labor costs Housing policy must make building faster, cheaper, and more repeatable Construction productivity is the m

Japan’s US-led security path is politically safe but strategically costly A Taiwan war would turn Japan’s alliance posture into a major economic risk Japan needs deterrence with diplomacy, not automatic escalation A c

The AI adoption gap is an institutional gap, not just a tool gap The U.S.

Great powers built the old order, and they are now rewriting it Middle powers can stabilize rules, but they cannot enforce them alone The new global order will be shaped by leverage, not nostalgia Meanwhile, the United St

Japan’s AI problem is not access to technology, but weak pressure to adopt it Corporate inertia reduces demand for AI skills across schools and universities Japan and parts of Europe risk missing the productivity gains of AI unless delay becomes costly

US-Asia trust is weakening AUKUS has exposed a delivery gap Asian powers are building options The most revealing number in Asia this year is not a ship count or a tariff rate, or even a defense budget. It's 51.9 percent.

AI governance is now a rule-setting contest The U.S.

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

China’s tech-led growth shift is real, but its subsidy model is creating political backlash Europe now sees Chinese overcapacity as a trade and security problem Without fairer competition, China’s growth will face stronger barriers abroad

LLMs can read financial news faster, but speed does not guarantee better prices The real risk is shared misreading, not just slow market reaction AI trading needs audit trails, uncertainty limits, and stronger governance A market

AI is shifting gains from labour to capital Europe protects labour more; the U.S.

Regional geopolitical risk is not a smaller version of global risk News-based indices measure exposure, language, attention and bias at the same time Europe needs a dashboard that compares global attention with local economic impact