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Editorial illustration of a connected world divided between dark oil routes and a bright semiconductor and data-centre grid, with people standing on uneven economic layers.
The oil shock and the AI investment boom are pulling the same global economy in opposite directions.Illustration: OpenAI ImageGen / NowpinionAI-generated editorial illustration created with OpenAI ImageGen under Nowpinion's direction.

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The Global Economy Survived the Oil Shock. Not Everyone Did.

The IMF still expects 3.0 percent global growth in 2026. That number conceals a widening divide between economies earning from chips and compute and those paying more for fuel, food and finance.