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When you throw pebbles in a pond, you get splashes and ripples, but drop a huge rock, you create a mini Tsunami. Similarly Geo-political turmoil, are potent enough to create tsunamis in financial markets, even if its for the short run. It has in the past, and it will in the future. De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia-US tensions, Turkey-Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists leaders such as Modi in India, Trump in United States, bin-Salman in Middle East, the Geo-Political unease hasn't been this tense in decades, so as a market participant you can never care less than ever.

Global Geopolitics Series

Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it

Mar 02, 2026 06:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

As the US and Israel began their joint assault on Iran, reports emerged from Iran that a strike hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls elementary school in the southern city of Minab. The school was reportedly packed with young...

Global Geopolitics Series

Failure of US-Iran talks was all-too predictable – but Trump could still have stuck with diplomacy over strikes

Mar 02, 2026 06:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Three rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to persuade President Donald Trump that a solution to the two countrys nuclear impasse lay in diplomacy, rather than military action. A perceived lack of...

Global Geopolitics Series

Make Japan strong again: Sanae Takaichi’s plan to transform her country’s military

Feb 17, 2026 13:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) got a historic landslide victory in last weeks parliamentary elections. This marks the first time since its founding in 1955 that the...

Global Geopolitics Series

How can Europe meet the challenge posed by the retreat of the US?

Feb 17, 2026 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

At the Munich security conference, US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke more warmly about the transatlantic relationship than US vice-president J.D. Vance at the same venue last year. However, faced with the presidency...

Global Geopolitics Series

Why the Middle East is being left behind by global climate finance plans

Nov 13, 2025 01:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Investing

The Middle East region, home to both oil-rich economies and fragile, conflict-affected states, remains among the most underfunded in the global climate landscape. Equitable access to international finance is essential to...

Global Geopolitics Series

Iranian Canadians watch the Israel-U.S. war in Iran from afar

Jul 28, 2025 12:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Iranian Canadians have been following the news in Iran carefully. Sadaf Vakilzadeh/Unsplash, CC BY The recent war waged by Israel and the United States on Iran killed at least 935 people and wounded another 5,332. Theres...

Global Geopolitics Series

A new Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table – will this time be different?

Jul 06, 2025 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The US president, Donald Trump, says that Israel has agreed to terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. If that sounds familiar, it is. The idea of a two-month truce has been discussed since the collapse of the last...

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Economy

Rising U.S.-Iran Conflict Fuels Oil Market Volatility and Ceasefire Uncertainty

Uncertainty continues to cloud the future of the temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran, as geopolitical tensions intensify following the U.S. seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel. The two-week pause in...

U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Iran Tensions Rise, Oil Prices Surge

U.S. stock futures moved lower on Monday as renewed geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran unsettled global markets and raised concerns about the future of a fragile ceasefire expected to expire later...

Oil Prices Surge Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions and Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday as geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran intensified, raising fresh concerns about global energy supply. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 4.9% to...

Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions as Global Markets React Cautiously

Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday while global stock futures dipped, as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupted shipping activity in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint. Brent...

Japan Inflation Expectations Rise as BOJ Rate Hike Timing Faces Uncertainty

Most Japanese households expect inflation to continue rising in the coming years, according to a recent Bank of Japan (BOJ) quarterly survey, reinforcing pressure on policymakers to pursue further interest rate hikes....

Politics

China Expands Global Influence Amid Taiwan Tensions and Gulf Crisis

China is intensifying its role on the global stage as geopolitical tensions rise in both the Middle East and East Asia. Following unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts in Pakistan and escalating conflict in the Strait of...

Israel Expands Southern Lebanon Buffer Zone Despite Fragile Ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israel has warned residents of southern Lebanon to avoid returning to a wide stretch of territory along the border, reinforcing its military presence despite an ongoing ceasefire with Hezbollah. The advisory includes areas...

Rumen Radev Wins Bulgaria Election in Landslide, Signals Potential Shift in EU Relations

Rumen Radev has secured a decisive victory in Bulgarias parliamentary election, marking a major shift in the countrys political landscape and raising questions about its future relationship with the European Union and...

Pakistan Halts $1.5 Billion Sudan Arms Deal After Saudi Arabia Withdraws Support

Pakistan has reportedly put a $1.5 billion arms deal with Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia requested the agreement be terminated and declined to finance the purchase. According to Pakistani security and diplomatic sources,...

Maria Corina Machado Pushes for Free Elections in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she expects to return to Venezuela before the end of 2026 and is calling for faster action toward free and fair elections, according to an interview with Reuters....

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Tesla Q1 Earnings Preview: Robotaxi Delays and SpaceX Merger Speculation Grow

Teslas upcoming first-quarter earnings report, expected Wednesday, may do little to ease investor concerns about the companys long-promised robotaxi strategy. According to analysts at Jefferies, the widening gap between...

Elon Musk Faces French Probe Over X and Grok Amid Rising U.S.-EU Tensions

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is expected to face questioning by French prosecutors as part of an ongoing investigation into his social media platform X and its AI chatbot Grok, a case that could intensify tensions between...

Chinese Robotics Stocks React as Humanoid Robot Marathon Sparks Competition Concerns

Chinese robotics stocks showed mixed performance on Monday after a high-profile humanoid robot half-marathon in Beijing highlighted rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics technology. The event drew...

Huawei Expands Vietnam Presence Through Strategic Partnership with SHB Bank

Vietnams Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinas Huawei Technologies Group, marking a significant step in the tech giants expansion within Vietnams growing...

SK Hynix Launches 192GB SOCAMM2 Memory for Nvidia’s Next-Gen AI Chips

SK Hynix Inc (KS:000660) has announced the mass production of its latest high-performance memory module, the 192GB SOCAMM2, specifically designed to support Nvidias upcoming Vera Rubin artificial intelligence platform....