Restructuring Expanded Through 100,000 Job Cuts and Plant Closures Cash Generation Through Divestment of Marine Engine Unit and Sports Assets Strategic Reassessment of Core Premium Brands Volkswagen, the iconic standard-bearer of Germany's aut

Lowest Level Since the December 1985 Plaza Accord BOJ Rate Hike Fails to Halt Yen Weakness Speculators Build Largest Bearish Bet in Nine Years Structural Headwinds Fuel Concerns Over Further Yen Depreciation The Japanese yen has continued to weaken s

Doosan Bobcat-Caterpillar patent battle enters formal U.S. ITC investigation Dispute over core control technologies could reshape technological benchmarks in the U.S.

Energy security strategy aimed at simultaneously strengthening advanced manufacturing competitiveness Standardization and localization of nuclear technology maximize cost competitiveness and construction efficiency Can China reshape the global balance of power despite U.S.

Anthropic Revelations Reignite Chinese AI Model Distillation Allegations 28.8 Million Conversations Extracted Through 25,000 Fraudulent Accounts Recurring Unauthorized Output Harvesting Intensifies U.S. Security Concerns U.S.

Hanwha abandons construction of two solar plants after a 40% CAPEX surge collapses project IRR KHNP also withdrew from a 143MW project as rising costs forced it to shelve investment plans Projects becoming stranded assets even after securing permits, raising recurring profitability concerns in Spain

Qatari government: “Explosion occurred during restart operations, a technical accident” Ras Laffan complex suspended operations in early March immediately after the outbreak of war LNG supply chain warning signals intensify global energy uncertainty <

Hardline Republicans push back as Vice President Vance heads to the negotiating table after delays Disagreements over the future of Iran’s nuclear program persist despite the conclusion of the first high-level talks Disposition of highly enriched uranium and the scope of nuclear facility inspections emerge as decisive factors for a final agreement

Hormuz Strait Reopens Following Sudden U.S.-Iran Agreement War-Driven Alternative Transport Networks Undermine Strait’s Monopoly Power Return of Iranian Crude Signals Emergence of a Supply-Dominated Market Although the Strait of Hormuz has reopene

Chinese Competition Undermines Domestic Bus Manufacturing Industry European Industry Pushes Back With Protection Measures Chinese Electric Buses Emerge as a National Security Issue As Chinese-made electric buses continue to encroach on the dome

China begins sea trials of extra-large unmanned submarines Expansion of “unmanned force”–centered intelligent warfare doctrine The United States also develops unmanned undersea capabilities and deploys them in actual operations

BOJ Moves Back Toward Tightening, Highest Interest Rate in 31 Years Within Reach Expectations for Sustained U.S.-Japan Rate Differential Drive Record Yen Short Positions Stabilizing Oil Prices Amid Hopes for an End to the War Add Uncertainty to Tightening Path

Trump speaks with Putin for nearly an hour, stressing the need to halt the war Also discusses battlefield conditions and peace proposals with Zelenskyy Diplomatic push on Ukraine resumes following efforts to contain the Middle East conflict <

Highest CPI Increase in Three Years Rising Cost-of-Living Pressures, Slowing Labor-Market Momentum America’s Fiscal Stability Faces a Critical Test Amid Surging Debt U.S.

AI Triggers Upheaval in the U.S.

Core CPI at 2.5%, Services Inflation Surges to 3.5% ECB May Raise Rates After Seven Consecutive Holds Europe Has Little Room for Either Stimulus or Tightening Europe’s economy is once again trapped in the shadow of inflation.

Surging redemption requests force even Blackstone into defensive measures against capital outflows Debt burdens accumulated through AI data center and semiconductor investments come into focus Heightened uncertainty over monetization fuels growing tension in private credit markets

Growing hawkish sentiment within the Fed following strong employment data, with rate hikes now entering the discussion Trump insists that economic growth does not automatically translate into inflation and continues to advocate rate cuts Warsh focuses on trimmed-mean inflation measures, raising questions over potential groundwork for future easing

EU and China to hold high-level trade working-level talks in France EU has continued to raise regulatory barriers over China’s industrial subsidies “With U.S.

OECD takes aim at China’s state-directed economic model 60% of Chinese firms’ market share gains attributed to subsidies China reclassified as an economic security risk, raising prospects of a major industrial shock The Organisation for Economic