Asia

How Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Impact the Global Economy

Since October 7th, Houthi militants in Yemen have been targeting commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea, severely disrupting maritime trade.

The Iranian-backed group is using drones to attack vessels that they believe are delivering goods to Israel, forcing ocean carriers like MSC and Hapag-Lloyd to to cancel and detour routes originally meant to pass through the Red Sea.

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Visualized: Global CO2 Emissions Through Time (1950-2022)

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Global CO2 emissions have grown six-fold since 1950.

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Visualizing the Rise of the U.S. Dollar Since the 19th Century

As the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar made up 58.4% of foreign reserves held by central banks in 2022, falling near 25-year lows.

Today, emerging countries are slowly decoupling from the greenback, with foreign reserves shifting to currencies like the Chinese yuan.