Insights

A game changer?
Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 3 to create a US sovereign wealth fund. Despite many issues that have to be addressed, the fund could fundamentally reshape global investment flows, economic partnerships and geopolitical dynamics, ushering in new complexities beyond the ongoing tariff wars.

Time for an Asian Monetary Fund?
The idea of creating an Asian Monetary Fund is resurrected as nations reconsider the downsides of over-reliance on the US dollar.

The race for SWIFT alternatives
The recent cutoff of sanctioned Russian banks from SWIFT has sparked a race for alternative cross-border payment channels.