The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for several hours Monday, ...
Middle East EyeOpinion

Why the current global disorder will continue

Ukraine, Gaza and other theatres of conflict are a constant reminder that the foundations of international law are eroding - ...
Reuters

IMF warns tariffs aren't the answer to global imbalances

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Global current account balances widened sharply in 2024, reversing a narrowing under way since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, the International Monetary Fund ...
CNN

The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific

A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the United States. The ...
International Monetary Fund

Global Current Account Balances Widen, Reversing Narrowing Trend

Global current account balances widened by a sizable 0.6 percentage points of world GDP in 2024. When adjusted to account for the volatility around the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the ...
International Monetary Fund

Global Imbalances in a Shifting World

This year’s report provides the external sector assessment of 30 of the world’s largest economies on the basis of their 2024 data. Global current account balances in 2024 widened significantly. Staff ...