Global Edition
Saturday October 10, 2026
Summits, currencies and supply chains are being rearranged at a pace not seen since 1944. Here is what is actually changing, what is still speculation, and what it means for ordinary households.
The best reporting and research we are reading on trade, money and technology, from central banks, think tanks and newsrooms.
How the fixed-rate system built in 1944 unravelled, from the 1971 announcement to the float of 1973.
U.S. Office of the Historian
The Fund's April 2026 World Economic Outlook on war, trade tensions and what they mean for growth and inflation.
IMF
The IEA's 2026 outlook on rare earths, gallium, graphite and the price gap opening between markets.
IEA
Economists map how Mexico, Vietnam and Taiwan gained share as direct imports from China fell.
CEPR VoxEU
A look at the pause on chip and critical-mineral controls, and what happens if it lapses.
GLOBSEC
The IMF's quarterly breakdown of which currencies central banks actually hold.
IMF DataThe Quant of News publishes plain-language explainers on world affairs, money and power, and points readers to the best reporting and research elsewhere on the web.
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