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How CEOs are responding to geopolitical uncertainty
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When the rules of global trade could change any day, how do you make decisions? McKinsey experts report from the business frontlines of geopolitical turmoil.
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Singapore’s bold bets: Shaping Asia’s next act
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Global managing partner Bob Sternfels and senior partner Gautam Kumra, chairman of McKinsey Asia, explain why they see Singapore as poised to compete and thrive in the global industries reshaping the future.
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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, July 2025
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IMF revises global growth estimates upward but warns of ongoing trade tensions, while US and China record strong second-quarter growth; central banks in holding pattern on interest rates.
Explainers
What is RegTech?
RegTech, or “regulatory technology,” refers to technologies that improve processes at financial-services organizations,...
Lives & Legacies
A bridge-building mentor, a Forbes ‘most-admired CEO,’ and a glass-ceiling-breaking economist
Our latest obituaries also include a chief automotive designer, a NASA engineer who saved lives, and an idealist “touched...
Week in Charts
Beyond benefits and pay
Despite indications that the labor market is easing in many regions, talent acquisition remains challenging and is becoming more...
Themes
10 books recommended by media and press
From the frontlines of storytelling, journalism, and analysis, media and press leaders have their finger on the cultural and...
Our Latest Survey Research
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Economic conditions outlook, June 2025
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Surveyed executives increasingly point to changes to trade policy and relationships as a disruptive force they expect to affect the world economy, their countries, and their companies.
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Interviews
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Banking on AI: Revolutionizing customer experience
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The financial services sector is not immune to the transformative effects of the AI and technology revolution. What does this mean for banks going forward?
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Europe’s next mobility leap may be driverless
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Moia, a Volkswagen subsidiary, is preparing for an autonomous transition. CEO Sascha Meyer explains the real work: changing minds, not just tech.
Podcast
Workday’s CEO on driving growth and transformation in the age of AI
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Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach discusses agentic AI and building a durable growth company through a focus on service to others.
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General Motors’ Norm de Greve on aligning marketing across the C-suite
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GM’s chief marketing officer shares how he builds partnerships across marketing and other executive functions to work toward a shared growth mindset.
McKinsey on Books
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 8th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional...
The Broken Rung
The broken rung is a phenomenon even more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. This book...
Author Talks: How the best leaders cool down when conflict heats up
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Polarization is on the rise—but ironically, so is discomfort with disagreement. New research reveals the costs of avoiding...
New from the Quarterly
Since 1964, McKinsey Quarterly has delivered our most distinctive, crosscutting insights. We’re delighted to mark its 60th birthday with a yearlong celebration featuring special issues, interactive experiences, and bonus compilations.
McKinsey Quarterly: 60th birthday edition
In this special issue—the third in the Quarterly’s 60th birthday celebration—we focus on how companies...
Revolutionary innovations propelling growth
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Innovation is a critical ingredient in any growth recipe. And the biggest growth—both for the innovator and the broader...
McKinsey Classics special issue: Growth
What’s the ultimate driver for CEOs and the top issue for their organizations? Growth. This bonus collection of 18 classic...
McKinsey Institutes
Article - MGI Research
The great trade rearrangement
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A newly defined “rearrangement ratio” gauges the potential to rearrange US imports from China and how this could...
Report - McKinsey Health Institute
The path toward a metabolic health revolution
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The advent of weight management drugs such as GLP-1s have brought the treatment of obesity to the forefront of public attention,...
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Closing the Black maternal-health gap: Healthier lives, stronger economies
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Black American women face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. Better research and care can transform...
Brainteasers
The McKinsey Crossword: Coat Check | No. 247
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Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
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