by Aseem Gupta | Oct 20, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 20 MinutesOn March 23, 2020, as the United States struggled with the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve announced an extraordinary intervention in financial markets. It would purchase government and mortgage-backed securities in...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 19, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 20 MinutesYou can carry an incredibly powerful computer in your pocket, watch thousands of movies without leaving home, and travel across countries for prices that would have seemed extraordinary to previous generations. Yet the experience of using these...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 6, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 25 MinutesHousing is supposed to be one of life’s basic necessities, yet in some of the world’s wealthiest cities, earning a good salary is no longer enough to buy a home. Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne, London, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 9, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 15 MinutesA tanker is ready to leave the Persian Gulf with a valuable cargo of oil. The crew is on board, the buyer is waiting, and the ship can physically reach the open sea. But the route has become dangerous, and before the owner commits to sailing,...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 19, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 23 MinutesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup was the biggest tournament in football history. Across 39 days, 48 national teams played 104 matches in 16 stadiums spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. More than 6.8 million spectators attended, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 13, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 26 MinutesIn 2023, South Africa was struggling to keep its lights on. Electricity shortages disrupted factories, forced businesses to spend heavily on generators and batteries, and made scheduled power cuts a routine part of daily life. Three years...
