by Aseem Gupta | Sep 28, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
Britain contains two economic realities. One is visible in the glass towers of the City of London, the technology companies around King’s Cross, the luxury developments overlooking the Thames and the law firms, banks, consultancies and media companies that serve...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 17, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
You wake up, check your phone, buy breakfast, pay rent, complain about prices, think about your salary, avoid your bank balance, wonder why houses cost so much, and hear someone on the news say the economy is “strong” even though everything feels expensive. That is...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 7, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent more than two decades proving that political survival is a form of power. He survived imprisonment, attempts to ban his party, mass protests, corruption allegations, a military coup attempt, repeated economic crises, a devastating...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 9, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
In 2016, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay more than $264 million to settle allegations surrounding a hiring programme in Asia that had operated between 2006 and 2013. The bank had created a separate pathway for candidates referred by powerful clients, executives and...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 27, 2025 | Business, Innovation & Industry
Across the high-altitude landscape of China’s Qinghai Province, rows of solar panels stretch towards the horizon. The Gonghe Talatan solar park is not simply one large power station. It is part of a vast collection of renewable-energy projects that reflects the...
