Leon Hadar

The forex operation functions as a tangible, market-visible act of reassurance in an era when allies increasingly question the durability of US commitments.
THE BROAD VIEW

US intervention of the yen revives currency diplomacy as a geoeconomic tool

2026-08-07T07:00:00.000Z
OpenAI offices in San Francisco. Lawmakers weighing export and distillation rules can no longer treat “the tech industry” as a single lobbying bloc with one ask.

How Silicon Valley brought its AI fight to Washington

2026-08-05T23:00:00.000Z
The move lands just weeks before a planned Trump-Xi summit in the US in September.

The US ban on new Chinese robots could backfire

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
The latest tariff campaign follows a chaotic year and a half in which the US administration’s original “Liberation Day” tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2026.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Can Washington treat its allies like adversaries – and still keep them?

2026-07-27T03:41:18.000Z
The whiplash in oil prices is the story of this war’s energy economics so far: extraordinary shocks, absorbed and unwound with speed. 

How long can energy markets withstand the Iran war?

2026-07-21T23:00:00.000Z
Tech companies have marketed data centres as job creators and tax-base boosters, but research on employment impact is mixed.

What America’s fight over AI infrastructure is really about

2026-07-15T23:00:00.000Z
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz. The pre-war status quo, where Iran had no practical say over what moved through the strait, is probably gone for good.
THE BOTTOM LINE

US-Iran ceasefire collapse proves businesses cannot wait out the war

2026-07-13T23:00:00.000Z
A declaration of independence signed by protesters during a protest against Donald Trump. Political polarisation is straining the habits of compromise the US system depends on.
THINKING ALOUD

What will democracy in the US look like after 250 years?

2026-07-08T07:16:35.000Z
Warsh’s appointment was widely read as a win for US President Donald Trump.

Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s agenda clashes with reality

2026-07-07T23:00:00.000Z
Once demonised by leaders of both parties, Zohran Mamdani (left) has earned praise from both US President Donald Trump and former Democratic critics.

US Democrats cannot afford to ignore Mamdani and the socialist movement any longer

2026-06-28T04:00:00.000Z