Innovation
Jul 22, 2026
Vivek Badrinath
Many developing economies cannot access large language models, most of which have been trained on datasets in English. To build scalable and inclusive LLMs for countries with minority languages, policymakers’ best bet is to tap mobile…
Gold prices climbed Friday, putting bullion on course for a gain of nearly 5% this week, as bond market jitters, a softer dollar and renewed concerns over U.S. debt helped revive demand for the precious metal. Gold futures rose 1.67% to $4,647.70 in early trading Friday, while spot bullion prices notched a 1.55% gain, trading…
Longer-duration bonds have seen their yields soar in recent weeks. None more than the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond, which hovered around 5.23% (as of Aug. 24), nearing its highest level seen since 2007. Longer-duration bonds have rocketed higher as inflation remains elevated, the Iran war continues on with no obvious end in…
EUR/JPY remains stronger for the second successive day, trading around 186.00 during the Asian hours on Friday. The technical analysis of a daily chart indicates that the spot is moving higher within the ascending channel pattern, signaling a persistent bullish bias. The EUR/JPY cross is retaining a bullish near-term bias as it holds above both…
Despite a series of major negative shocks, some of them unprecedented, the US economy continues to grow in line with its estimated long-run potential. Yet given obvious and mounting risks, from debt-financed speculation to geopolitical tensions, the appearance of resilience should not be confused with the real thing.
YANTAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 27 2025: Ships are seen under construction at Hanwha Ocean Shandong Co. Ltd. in Yantai, Shandong province, eastern China, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Five U.S.-based subsidiaries of the South Korean company Hanwha Ocean have been put on China’s sanction list to punish its role in prompting the United States to…