Data & financial journalist covering global economics and policy
On January 14, 2026, the U.S. State Department announced that it will indefinitely suspend immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries beginning January 21. The move is a part of a broad immigration policy shift under the Trump administration.
Three interactive maps visualizing Trump’s travel bans on 19 countries. Data is collected from DHS visa overstay rates 2023 for all countries (excluding Canada and Mexico) under B1/B2 and F/M/J categories
“Our destiny is in Europe, as part of the community. That is not to say that our future lies only in Europe, but nor does that of France or Spain or, indeed, of any other member. The community is not an end in itself.” – Margaret Thatcher in The Bruges Speech, 1988. It was in the ‘Bruges Speech’…
On August 18, 2016, Donald J. Trump tweeted, “They will soon be calling me Mr. Brexit.” Markets may agree. The uncertainty of November 8 vote may impact markets similar to the EU Referendum, which resulted in the Brexit. The vote to leave the EU went against most economists’ perpetual warnings of a Brexit. The former…