Quantum Computing: When Will It Really Change Finance and Security?
Quantum computing has been “five years away” for the past twenty years. Still, recent breakthroughs suggest it may finally start changing how we...
Raphaël Gomes
Demographics and the Economy: Is Aging the New Inflation Killer?
By 2050, one in six people in the world will be over the age of 65, according to the United Nations. This unprecedented demographic shift...
How to Value a Company: From DCF to LBO
In 2012, Facebook made headlines by acquiring Instagram for $1 billion. Fast forward a decade, and it is estimated to be worth several hundred billion dollars...
How Companies Use Derivatives to Hedge Risk?
The global derivatives market is estimated at hundreds of trillions of dollars—dwarfing the size of the world’s entire economy. At first glance, these astronomi
The Race for AI Chips: Why Semiconductors Are the New Oil ?
In the 20th century, nations went to war over oil. In the 21st, the world’s next great resource conflict may be fought not over barrels of crude, but over nanometers of silicon
De-dollarization: Can the US Dollar Lose Its Global Dominance?
Introduction Nearly 60% of global foreign exchange reserves are still held in U.S. dollars, making it by far the world’s most dominant currency. Yet this share has been steadily declining for the past two decades, down from over 70% at…
Asset Tokenization: A Financial Revolution in the Making
Introduction Imagine a world where you could buy 1% of a Manhattan skyscraper, trade it instantly on a global market, and see the transaction recorded transparently on a blockchain—all from your smartphone. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the promise of…
Global debt hits record high: should we be worried?
Introduction Global debt has just smashed through the $315 trillion mark — that’s roughly $39,000 for every man, woman, and child on Earth. Numbers of this magnitude can feel abstract, almost surreal, yet they are very real. In just the…
Inside Wall Street : How Investment Banks Actually Work
Introduction You’ve heard of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley—but do you actually know what they do all day? For most people, “investment banking” conjures images of skyscrapers, designer suits, and billion-dollar deals sealed over espresso in Manhattan boardrooms. It’s a…
What Are AI Agents and Why Everyone’s Talking About Them?
Introduction AI agents are no longer just experimental code buried in obscure GitHub repositories. They’re here, they’re working, and they’re already transforming industries from software development to finance. Built on the foundation of large language models (LLMs), connected to real-time…
