Leon Hadar
The American affordability crisis: Competing diagnoses, divergent remedies
Finding workable solutions will require moving beyond ideological commitments to evidence-based evaluation
2025: The year AI came of age – and the questions ahead for 2026
The technology has moved from boardroom curiosity to balance sheet necessity
Asia’s moment of reckoning: Adapting to Trump’s transactional world view
The US leader’s approach, however disruptive, reflects underlying American attitudes that transcend any single presidency
Nvidia and the Trump administration: Commerce, competition and controversy
How the tech giant’s deal with the government could shift US industrial policy and constitutional limits
Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair: A high-risk appointment
In a different context, he would merit serious consideration – but his current alignment with Trump on interest rates raises alarm
US Fed faces dual-mandate challenge amid a divided path forward
No clear policy prescription exists as policymakers balance sticky inflation against labour market risks
Trump’s trade war and the persistence of magical thinking
The tariffs have been effective at one thing: generating political theatre while imposing costs on American households and businesses
Kevin Hassett and the Federal Reserve chair: a likely appointment?
The prospect of Hassett leading the Fed has generated significant concern among economists and market observers
The unravelling: Trump’s eroding coalition and the Republican Party’s reckoning
His job approval has fallen to 36 per cent, with disapproval reaching 60 per cent
The hemispheric toll of the US-Venezuela crisis
Washington’s economic pressure has entrenched the autocratic regime and exported the costs
