Clear analysis, on deadline.

Ukraine must be at the center of U.S.–Russia talks

with Dan Murphy

The Riyadh talks hand Moscow normalization without concessions; a faster, less conventional U.S. diplomacy carries real risk if Kyiv and Europe are sidelined.

The legitimacy question facing Syria's new rulers

Horizons Middle East & Africa with Joumanna Bercetche, at Abu Dhabi Finance Week

After Assad's fall, why HTS's terrorist-list status complicates recognition and investment, and why the Gulf states will be pulled into a larger role in Syria's reconstruction.

Tech stocks, payrolls and Trump's energy agenda

with Randa Khecha & Hussein Sayed

The drivers behind tech-stock performance, the latest U.S. payrolls, and what a Trump presidency means for the energy sector.

Reading the Fed minutes: from inflation to jobs

The Fed's gradual pivot from fighting inflation to protecting the labor market, and how fiscal policy under a new administration complicates the path for rates.

Why Saudi Arabia shifted its stance at COP29

with Mohammed Sergie

Riyadh's retreat from COP28 ambition reflects oil-revenue dependence and a push for slower, pragmatic transition timelines rather than a rejection of change.

Trump's return and Europe's growth problem

with Nour Amache

What a Trump return means for EU spending: the EV market, funding for Ukraine and the transatlantic economic relationship.

Trump's return and the tariff shock to the global economy

Horizons with Joumanna Bercetche & Jennifer Zabasajja

How a second Trump term, layered on Biden-era tariffs that were kept and expanded, raises the risk of broad disruption to global trade and supply chains.

Election eve: two economic visions, one nervous market

with Eltayeb Abdelmagid Bashir

Trump's pro-business platform against Harris's middle-class agenda, and what markets are watching on inflation, growth and the Fed.

Polls, Muslim voters and Musk's election giveaway

with May Ben Khadra

The late polling picture, the growing weight of Muslim voters, and the motives and legality of Elon Musk's daily cash giveaway.

What each candidate's economic plan means for inflation, rates and debt

with Maya Hojeij

How the Harris and Trump platforms would hit different income groups, inflation, interest rates and the deficit, plus tariffs and the 2025 expiry of the Trump tax cuts.

What Ukraine didn't get from Biden's Europe visit

Squawk Box Europe with Stephen Sedgwick & Arabile Gumede

Biden's Berlin visit and what Kyiv left without, plus what Yahya Sinwar's death means for Hamas, Gaza and the Gulf states.

Israel, Iran and the risk to Gulf energy infrastructure

Capital Connection with Dan Murphy

Israel's delayed response to Iran's October 1 strike, Netanyahu's room to defy Washington, and the possibility of a 2019-style hit on regional energy assets.

Keynote: energy, geopolitics and investment in the Middle East

Keynote, Abu Dhabi

Keynote for sovereign, pension, endowment and family-office investors on Gulf energy dynamics and how geopolitics, climate policy and technology are reshaping energy markets.

The weaponization of consumer technology

The Lebanon device attacks mark a new category of risk for corporates: everyday hardware turned into an instrument of conflict.

Kamala Harris's economic plan rollout

with Annita McVeigh

Assessing the first economic proposals from the Harris campaign and how they position against Biden's record.

‘A lot of denial’: business leaders still betting on a Trump win

Why many executives were still planning around a Trump victory after Harris entered the race, and the risk of under-preparing for either outcome.

Harris's window to define her economic agenda

Capital Connection with Chery Kang

Why the vice president needs to set out economic positions distinct from Biden's while she still controls the narrative.

Why Harris's running-mate choice matters

Capital Connection with Dan Murphy

Campaign strategy, the running-mate field, and the policy questions Harris would have to answer quickly.

Why Democratic money dried up before Biden stepped aside

Timm Seckel, Astrid Dörner & Christoph Herwartz

On Harris's chances against Trump: donor money had almost stopped after Biden's debate performance and public stumbles, forcing the change at the top of the ticket.

Political fallout from the attempt on Trump's life

with Cyba Audi

The domestic and international repercussions of the assassination attempt for the 2024 race and for markets.

Labour must deliver growth, and the EU is the lever

Andreas Hippin

Ahead of the UK election: a Labour government's credibility will rest on growth, and closer EU relations are the most direct route to it.