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David O'Neill

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David O’Neill is a Professor of Finance and Data Analytics at the Gordon School of Business, SIAI. A Swiss-based researcher, his work explores the intersection of quantitative finance, AI, and educational innovation, particularly in designing executive-level curricula for AI-driven investment strategy. In addition to teaching, he manages the operational and financial oversight of SIAI’s education programs in Europe, contributing to the institute’s broader initiatives in hedge fund research and emerging market financial systems.

David O'Neill

Sunday bans add about 1.4 miles of travel per trip They now mainly push shoppers online Targeted labor and digital-market policies work better One key number shapes our understanding of Sunday trading rules: 1.4 miles.

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The UK–India pact swaps targeted tariff cuts for larger services and mobility gains Phased quotas protect adjustment while amplifying each side’s comparative strengths Biggest risk: an EU–India deal; move fast and fund skills to preserve advantage

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Same cash backbone, different rules: MMFs pay yield; stablecoins move money fast Receive tuition via regulated stablecoins, then auto-sweep into MMFs/tokenized T-bills This two-rail setup cuts cross-border costs, speeds settlement, and protects budgets

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China’s dominance in manufacturing now rests on its vast talent pipelines, not just efficiency Western economies risk losing ground unless education and training systems compress time-to-competence at scale Factories of the future will be decided in classrooms as much as on shop floors

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Business and financial cycles require different neutral interest rates East Asian data show the gaps are often large Policy must balance growth needs with financial stability The most crucial number in monetary policy

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Education now depends on “blue territory” where subsea cables and sea lanes shape daily life Disruptions at Suez and Panama show why we need skills for ports, cables, and maritime law Embed ocean literacy, fund micro-credentials, and plan for outages

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Tariffs and chip controls are forcing a pragmatic Japan–Korea thaw Ishiba and Lee, both China-leaning, hedge via Beijing while keeping U.S.

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Tariffs act as hidden taxes, falling mainly on U.S.

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Asia’s coalition strength lies in education and knowledge, not tariffs Patent dominance shows the region’s leverage in IP and skills An education-first compact is harder to divide than a trade bloc The most decisive

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Instant payments and digital banking have made deposit runs faster than ever Portfolio diversity cushions shocks, but uninsured deposits remain a fragile tail risk Stronger backstops and real-time liquidity are essential to match ten-second money

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CBAM sets Europe’s carbon price at the border Asian firms race to cut emissions Europe must share tech and stay efficient Every few decades, shifts in trade rules alter the competitive landscape.

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‘Subliminal learning’ signals spurious shortcuts, not new pedagogy Demand negative controls, cross-lineage validation, and robustness-first training Procure only models passing the worst-case and safety gates across schools

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The dollar jumped post-election on expectations of institutional discipline April 2025 tariffs flipped that belief, boosting uncertainty and softening the dollar Education systems should hedge and budget for event-driven FX swings

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Search behaves like reinforcement learning, rewarding confirmation Narrow queries and clicks shrink exposure at scale Break the loop with IV-style ranking and teach students to triangulate queries

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Misapplied memories of past crises distort investor behavior and delay recovery Overshooting stems less from ignorance than from faulty analogies that amplify panic or euphoria Policy should focus on structural safeguards and qualified capital, not generic history lessons

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Dollar stablecoins hold near-total global dominance Only HKD and JPY can credibly counter in Asia Success depends on fast, disciplined execution

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ASEAN risks tens of billions in tariff costs under new U.S.

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LLMs are not conscious, only probabilistic parrota They often mislead through errors, biases, and manipulations Education must use them as tools, never as advisors

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