Economy

Israel-Iran escalation raises regional security, geopolitical risk - Fitch, S&P

Credit rating companies have warned that ratings could be affected by the current escalation between Israel and Iran.

 THE STOCK exchange flag flies between two Israeli flags at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. In 2024, the Israeli stock market outperformed all major stock indices, including the NASDAQ 100, the S&P 500, and the FTSE 100, the writers point out.
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How Web3 Could Reshape The Foundations Of The Global Economy

 A SHOPPER examines dairy products at the Shufersal Deal Katzrin branch on the Golan Heights in 2023.

Breaking Israel’s oligopoly: How consumer welfare can save the economy - opinion

 The Educational Innovation Wheel is modeled loosely on Doblin’s business innovation framework and adapted to the specific mission of education, says the writer.

Reinventing education is a strategic economic imperative - opinion


Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

The FT added that the European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks, but the two sides remain too far apart.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, the US flag and word "Tariffs" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

The vine of independence: How Israeli wine can uncork a new era of sovereignty - opinion

Israeli economic sovereignty can be built through the wine industry.

 WINE IS on sale at a supermarket in Jerusalem before Passover last month. Israeli wine is rooted in identity; it is grown in the same earth as our prophets and kings, says the writer.

Bank Leumi CEO: ‘Those to invest now in Israel will enjoy significant returns’

“The figures speaks for themself,” said Bank Leumi CEO Hanan Friedman during the Jerusalem Post’s annual New York Conference.

 Hanan Friedman CEO Bank Leumi.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

It’s not black vs white: SA chief rabbi responds to Trump refugee program - opinion

It is an old leftist trope that South Africa’s problems can be read across a stark racial divide – let alone be resolved by old leftist ideologies of state-directed economic strategies.

 Rabbi Warren Goldstein

$300 Silver Is Entirely Possible | Mike Maloney

Mike Maloney, in a GoldSilver interview, predicts silver could surge to $300, a tenfold increase. He criticizes financial advisors' neglect of gold and urges investor education.

 $300 Silver Is Entirely Possible | Mike Maloney

Donald Trump’s tariff policy: A method to his madness? - analysis

There is no “method to his madness” because there is no madness. It’s all method.

US President Donald Trump at the White House, April 2025

Gold Market Much Tighter Than Appears | Alasdair Macleod

Alasdair Macleod warns that gold market liquidity is tighter than reported due to strong Eastern demand. He critiques Keynesian economics, discusses potential futures market squeezes.

 Gold Market Much Tighter Than Appears | Alasdair Macleod

Trump’s Master Plan: AI, Gold & Bitcoin, The New Monetary Order? "EU Empire Is Over," I Jim Thorne

Jim Thorne outlines a new world order driven by US AI dominance, gold, and Bitcoin. He predicts the "EU empire" is ending and advises investments in tech and precious metals.

 Trump’s Master Plan: AI, Gold & Bitcoin, The New Monetary Order? "EU Empire Is Over," I Jim Thorne

Buy All The Gold You Can Get! There's No Good Safe Bet In Paper | Thomas Parilla

Thomas Parilla, in a Triangle Investor interview, urgently advises buying physical gold and silver. He warns of fiat currency risks, inevitable QE, and potential dollar implosion.

 Buy All The Gold You Can Get! There's No Good Safe Bet In Paper | Thomas Parilla

Moody's pushes US out of top triple-A rating club citing rising debt

The downgrade comes as Trump's sweeping tax bill failed to clear a key procedural hurdle on Friday, as hardline Republicans demanding deeper spending cuts blocked the measure.

 A Moody's sign on the 7 World Trade Center tower is photographed in New York August 2, 2011.