North America

  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Canada's Trudeau will face growing Liberal pressures

Liberal Prime Minster Justin Trudeau may soon face calls from some of his own MPs to step down as party leader

Canada
  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Trump vows to protect US Big Tech interests

Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the EU’s crackdown on US Big Tech monopolies

United States
  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Republicans appear on course for a US Senate majority

The presidential race is close and control of the House uncertain, but Republicans are confident of a Senate majority

United States
  • Oct 17
  • 7 min read

GenAI adoption alone will not markedly lift global GDP

Research confirms that GenAI is being adopted faster than the PC and internet were, and broadly across occupations

International
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Zelensky’s Victory Plan unlikely to gain traction

President Zelensky has presented his long-awaited ‘Victory Plan’ to parliament

Ukraine
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Budget tightening call reduces structural reform scope

IMF research examines ways of increasing structural reform acceptance, but the fiscal monitor calls for tighter budgets

International
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Fundraising may not help at-risk US Senate Democrats

Media reports indicate a shift in strategy by Republican candidates for Senate as they face a fundraising gap

United States
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

World trade is finding a historically soft new normal

Japan’s exports by yen value fell for the first time this year but the WTO expects modest world trade growth ahead

Japan