Markets & Outlooks

Markets & Outlooks

Where capital, trade and policy are heading, and what that does to the decisions you make about money, markets and location. These pieces start with a price, a policy or a strike somewhere far away and follow it until it reaches a balance sheet, a supply chain or a moving date. You get outlooks with their assumptions shown, scenarios labeled as scenarios, and a clear view at the end.

Where capital, trade and policy are heading, and what that does to the decisions you make about money, markets and location. These pieces start with a price, a policy or a strike somewhere far away and follow it until it reaches a balance sheet, a supply chain or a moving date. You get outlooks with their assumptions shown, scenarios labeled as scenarios, and a clear view at the end.

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Markets

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Power

The Emotional Monopoly

Private equity found something most other industries have lost. What that means for sport, culture, and everyone who still believes in what happens on the field.

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19 min read

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Markets

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Power

The Bread Line Starts in London

How the February strikes on Iran set off a chain reaction that will hit everyday costs harder than any speech or summit.

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12 min read

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Power

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Markets

The Board Is Set

Four wars, one energy map, and the global order that just cracked open

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30 min read

A split illustration contrasts monumental blue-glass towers with a founder working on a laptop beside a warm-toned Dubai skyline.

Markets

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Cities

The GCC Capital Paradox

Where Capital Deploys Versus Where Founders Build

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17 min read

The cream cover of A World Between Stories by Sebastian Scheplitz, subtitled My Predictions for 2026, with abstract coloured shapes and a globe motif.

Narrative

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Markets

Book: A World Between Stories

My Predictions for 2026

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2 min read