Singapore’s tightening may spell opportunity for rival crypto centers, particularly Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Incoming South Korea President Lee Jae-myung was pessimistic in his inaugural address but investors may want to ignore that and buy stocks, which look cheap.

The close election result shows Poland is still bitterly divided on social and cultural issues. Not so much on economic policy.

The Big Two—BHP Group and Rio Tinto—and everyone else are switching into copper, whose price has jumped. That takes time, and lots of it.

Mexico’s stock market runup could be at risk if President Claudia Sheinbaum fails to rein in the powerful drug cartels and reduce shipments of fentanyl across the U.S. border.

Shares are up by a third this year, aided by the advance of the euro against the dollar. But with the ECB loosening and U.S. tariffs a major uncertainty, the way ahead could be more difficult.

Inflation has nosedived. The stock exchange has soared. The armed conflict with India, now in a truce, likely won’t knock Pakistan off course.

Toyota’s potential deal could encourage other Japanese companies to consolidate.

China and the European Union could team up against President Donald Trump’s trade offensive. It won’t be easy.

The company has pulled ahead of longtime leader Boeing in airplane production. Europe’s military industry could well provide a further lift.

Washington may have a strategic interest in keeping the relationship between the two countries friendly—U.S. companies have an incentive to cultivate Indian manufacturing.

China’s stocks are still down by half from their 2021 peak, and valuations look attractive. Mexico’s nearshoring relationship with the U.S. increasingly looks like it will survive the tariff war.

The dip in Korean stocks could be worth buying on, once the smoke clears. Less known to markets are Korean defense stocks, which have been soaring on anticipated demand from a rearming Europe.

Digital independence for Europe looks like an uphill climb. The U.S. still leads the way, and the catch-up for Europe would cost $323 billion, according to one report.

India’s stock market is still the world’s most expensive, but price-earnings ratios are back to historic averages. The financial and power sectors look attractive.

Argentina may be near a deal for a loan from the International Monetary Fund, but President Javier Milei needs to follow with structural reforms on issues such as labor and taxes.

More than a dozen pending projects have been unleased, which could double U.S. export capacity by 2028, according to one estimate. Such an investment flood could lower prices.

Incoming Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz has a heavy lift: Shake Europe’s economic engine out of stagnation. Markets are cautiously optimistic.

U.S. interest in Ukraine’s subsoil is understandable. Rare-earth metals like terbium and dysprosium are essential to modern electronics and weaponry alike.

President Donald Trump pulled out of the global tax deal but he may have opened a global can of worms: U.S. tech companies could get caught in the crossfire.