Category: Inglese

  • Is AI Undermining Trust in the Financial System?

    Ottobre 26, 2026 Article by Natasha Maponga Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed global financial systems by bringing new opportunities and benefits such as enhanced productivity, cost savings, improved regulatory compliance and deeper markets. However, alongside these technological advances, prominent policymakers and international financial institutions are voicing growing concern over how AI may create financial…

  • Can the World still trust the US? The Global Repercussions of a Debt Downgrade

    Article by Giorgia Alessi The downgrade of the United States’ public debt is a development of considerable significance for global financial markets and economic governance. Once regarded as the world’s safest borrower with a solid AAA credit rating from all major rating agencies, the U.S. has faced successive downgrades in recent years due to growing fiscal…

  • Microchips, power and privacy: the impact of TSMC’s new factories

    Article by Emma F. Caporalello TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manifacturing Company) is the world’s biggest chipmaker. Its microchips power everything, from laptops and smartphones to electric cars and military systems. In 2025, TSMC is building new factories in Taiwan and in the USA. These plans are not only important for the economy, but they also matter…

  • Market Whiplash: When Political Words Shake the Global Economy

    Article by Simone Roffi Record Losses: How Trump’s Tariffs Triggered a Financial Earthquake On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day,” announcing sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports into the United States. The result was a financial shockwave: the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by over 4,000 points within 48 hours, marking the…