Data trends

Trump FDI tracker

Latest news and data on US foreign investment as a new era begins

China’s energy headroom for new data centres

Power prowess gives country biggest hypothetical cushion for digital infrastructure

India’s solar boom moves to grid and storage

Rapid generation expansion faces constraints in transmission networks and batteries

Three months of Middle East war in FDI figures

Investment plans in the region have declined more than anywhere else worldwide

Brexit referendum anniversary in five charts

The UK’s investment, trade and economy have shifted markedly ten years on from the vote

European tech exodus is a later stage problem

A small share of start-ups fully relocate, but many are Europe’s most promising companies

Ethiopia solar exports boom sparks US tariffs evasion probe

Foreign factories fuel growth in outbound trade, but are accused of circumventing duties

China’s automation agenda spreads globally

The Asian country’s industrial robotics lead is being exported around the world

US data centres go behind the meter

On-site electricity generation seeks to overcome grid bottlenecks, but this carries risks

AI investment has a home bias

Deals are concentrated domestically in most major economies counter to global race

Trump travels to Beijing to an emboldened China

The Asian giant is now a larger trade partner than the US and a growing FDI source

Sketching out the profile of the new engine of global FDI

Capex plans in all things digital are breathing new life into the foreign investment landscape