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REPORT · CAPITAL MARKETS
Who Pays For The New Downtown?
Office conversion can create housing. Cities still need to know what their incentives buy, and who keeps the value they add.
ESSAY · TECHNOLOGY
The Age Gate
Rising liability is pushing governments toward age gates, design restrictions, and a regulatory model that could spread well beyond California.
ESSAY · TRADE
Unwinding Trump's Tariffs
Six exhibits trace the tariff unwind through federal revenue, China’s surplus, trade flows, consumer prices, and capital goods imports.
Featured report
The Power Curve 2026 Outlook
The 2026 Outlook examines the concentration of productive capability, capital allocation, and strategic competition.
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Featured indicatorWorld Trade Intensity
68.5%up +11.8 ppvs. 2024
Source: World Bank WDI · data through 2025| Indicator | Latest | Change | Data through | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US GDP Growth | +2.2% | down -0.6 ppvs. 2024 | 2025 | |
| US Government Effectiveness | 1.44 | up +0.02 ptsvs. 2022 | 2023 | |
| World Trade Intensity | 68.5% | up +11.8 ppvs. 2024 | 2025 | |
| US Political Stability | 0.14 | up +0.05 ptsvs. 2022 | 2023 |
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Research themes
View all themes Investigating economic power
- 01Advanced TechnologyCompute, chips, AI, and frontier capacity.
- 02Capital MarketsLiquidity, risk, allocation, and leverage.
- 03Cities and InfrastructureHousing, transport, energy, and innovation.
- 04Risk and ResilienceShocks, bottlenecks, redundancy, and exposure.
- 05State CapacityPermitting, procurement, delivery, and trust.
- 06Strategic CompetitionPower, standards, supply chains, and deterrence.