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Why Dubai has become a city of retail traders
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Why Dubai has become a city of retail traders
By Inzamam RashidAugust 26, 2026
US President Donald Trump, right, followed by Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, exit the South Portico of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Economy
Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
By Eleanor PringleAugust 25, 2026
The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns
Economy
The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns
By Jason MaAugust 23, 2026
Forget AI, debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets just now decided that it’s gotten out of control after years of warnings 
Economy
Forget AI, debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets just now decided that it’s gotten out of control after years of warnings 
By Jason MaAugust 22, 2026
‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades
Economy
‘The U.S. is not the only game in town anymore’ — Treasury debt faces more competition from higher-yielding bonds overseas than in recent decades
By Stan Choe, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressAugust 22, 2026
Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns
Economy
Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns
By Jason MaAugust 21, 2026
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National debt crosses $40 trillion and think tank warns: ‘The level of fiscal mismanagement is tragic
By Eleanor PringleAugust 19, 2026
Coinbase establishes Abu Dhabi tokenization hub  
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Coinbase establishes Abu Dhabi tokenization hub  
By Melissa HancockAugust 19, 2026
Photo: Scott Bessent
Economy
U.S. set to pay most for 30-year debt in quarter of a century
By Greg Ritchie and BloombergAugust 13, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Big Tech
Nvidia found a new way to keep the AI boom funded: your retirement money
By Eva RoytburgAugust 12, 2026
The Gulf wants to break free from the world’s data chokepoints
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The Gulf wants to break free from the world’s data chokepoints
By Melissa HancockAugust 12, 2026
U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lender
Economy
U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lender
By Eleanor PringleAugust 11, 2026
By propping up the yen, the U.S. and Japan are actually admitting dollar dominance isn’t what it used to be, top economist warns
Economy
By propping up the yen, the U.S. and Japan are actually admitting dollar dominance isn’t what it used to be, top economist warns
By Jason MaAugust 9, 2026
Photo of Scott Bessent with Donald Trump
Economy
How Scott Bessent used financial engineering to finance the $2 trillion deficit while leaving it untouched—and created a $1.45 trillion shortfall
By Eva RoytburgAugust 8, 2026
Portrait of Knut Wicksell (1851-1926) Swedish economist. Dated 20th Century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Economy
A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt
By Eleanor PringleAugust 4, 2026
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