Category Global Economy

The Maintenance Debt

Aging bridge over a river showing signs of wear and long-term infrastructure maintenance needs

Why the Infrastructure Boom Is Creating a Growing Repair Bill Every road, bridge, power line, and water pipe does two things the moment it is finished. It becomes an asset that a country can use, and it becomes an obligation…

The Stablecoin State

Abstract digital dollar symbol representing stablecoins and the future of global financial infrastructure.

How Digital Dollars Are Quietly Rewriting Global Finance A company most people have never heard of now holds more US government debt than South Korea. Tether, the issuer behind the stablecoin USDT, held roughly 141 billion dollars in direct and…