The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs on Feb 20 2026. Within hours a 15% Section 122 surcharge replaced them, triggering stagflation fears.
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After the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs 6-3, a 15% Section 122 surcharge hit $1.2T in U.S. imports. How five sovereign powers are retaliating in 2026.
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Despite nominal record volumes of $35 trillion in 2025, the global trade architecture is fracturing under 18,000 new discriminatory measures, WTO paralysis, and targeted tariff wars — while services exports surge to 27% of trade and South-South merchandise flows hit $6.8 trillion. The Stagnation
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The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation forces a mass exodus of non-compliant stablecoins from European exchanges, while the US GENIUS Act and Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act structurally empower the CFTC — together catalyzing unprecedented institutional adoption as USDC processes $9.6 trillion in quarterly onchain
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Generative AI is the most powerful dual-edged force in the 2026 real estate ecosystem — simultaneously driving record Grade A leasing demand and data center construction while threatening to permanently hollow out millions of square feet of traditional office space. AI as a Demand
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Global new office construction has plummeted 75%, engineering an acute Grade A shortage that is pushing London West End rents to £185/sqft and NYC trophy leases past $305/sqft — while 130 million square meters of secondary office space risks permanent economic stranding. The Death
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