Sitting in the Oval Office this week, Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi gave a master class in grinning and bearing a terrible situation in more ways than one. Source: forbes.com

The war in the Middle East is a “major threat” to a Colombian economy, which already faced serious price pressures, according to a senior policymaker. Source: bloomberg.com

Argentina’s economy expanded less than analysts anticipated at the end of 2025, marking a slowdown even as President Javier Milei tries to stimulate growth. Source: bloomberg.com

The liberal Democratic firebrand ripped President Donald Trump, whom she said has ‘dragged the United States into an illegal and reckless war.’ Source: cnbc.com

A halt in Strait of Hormuz oil shipments that persists through June due to the Iran war would reduce global economic growth by an annualized 2.9 percentage points in the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Source: bloomberg.com

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Mojtaba Khamenei released ‌a message on Friday marking ​the start ​of Persian New Year ⁠which he ​named the year ​of a “resistance economy under national unity and ​national security.” Source: reuters.com