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ECB President Christine Lagarde warns renewed U.S. tariff threats under Donald Trump are raising uncertainty, delaying investment, and putting pressure on Europe’s economic outlook.

U.S. and global stock markets rally as President Trump softens his stance on trade and the Federal Reserve, easing investor concerns and boosting major indexes.

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, expressed his opinions for what concerns the US dollar. Its liquidity issues might make the US los...

The US debt ceiling becomes an increasingly tough topic, since the deadline of June 1 is closer. According to Treasury Secretary Yellen, after that...

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, recently addressed the issue of de-dollarization. The mix of sanctions issued, along with the banking...

Niall Fergusson (Stanford University Hoover Institute Senior Fellow), says that de-dollarization is not a recent story. The movement is now making ...

Following sanctions, the UK fintech Wise blocked money transfers to Russia. On the other hand, and even if it’s always harder, the company is still...

Russia is finally totally benefiting from digital currencies to mitigate the effects of sanctions. Anton Siluanov, Russian Finance Minister, announ...

The BRICS block is leading the de-dollarization of the global economy. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have already surpassed the na...

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, expressed his opinions for what concerns the US dollar. Its liquidity issues might make the US los...

The US debt ceiling becomes an increasingly tough topic, since the deadline of June 1 is closer. According to Treasury Secretary Yellen, after that...

Even if wage increases are usually good news, it might be problematic during times of high inflation – like those we’re currently living. If wages...

When 2021 ended and 2022 was about to begin, we covered the intention of Russia to allow crypto investments by foreign firms. The war wasn’t starte...

Asia, as well as the rest of the world, witnessed ups and downs for what concerns fintech. But financial technology is still one of the main driver...

During Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger shared their skepticism about AI, following a question related to the...

Lucinda Shen writes about the impact the conflict is having on the fintech space - especially because many CEOs, founders, investors and crypto exe...

Benjamin Ensor and Sim Rai are joined by Yann Ranchere (Anthemis), Clare Gambardella (Zopa) and Ali Niknam (Bunq) to discuss how the fintech commun...

As also FinTech Weekly reported, Ukraine managed to collect over $60 million in crypto donations. The funds were spent not only in food and fuel, b...

It’s no mystery that the UK wants to become a leading country in the fintech space. To further favour financial innovation, the UK is launching a n...

While the Congress argues about raising the debt ceiling of the US, there is still the possibility for a default. Brian Moynihan, CEO of the Bank o...

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is indirectly affecting companies around the world: FIBR Tech and ANNA Money, two UK-based fintech companie...

NFTs, after the downturn that followed the initial hype, are recovering the major role they play for developers, creators and blockchain enthusiast...

The UK and the Euro area are already in recession, and this will drive inflation to higher peaks. According to Golman Sachs’ forecasts, the UK is j...

In his first speech of the year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 20 billion worth of funding for R&D. In his speech, he also said that math...

Due to the liquidity issues faced by the United States, Bangladesh and India decided to trade in their national currencies. The Bangladesh Bank too...

The chief economist of Europac, Peter Schiff, warns about a new Great Depression. According to the economist, the depression will be worse than th...

During Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger shared their skepticism about AI, following a question related to the...

Due to the liquidity issues faced by the United States, Bangladesh and India decided to trade in their national currencies. The Bangladesh Bank too...

A complete definition of FinTech is the starting point to understand what is happening in the industry, why fintech is disruptive, where regulators...

The chief economist of Europac, Peter Schiff, warns about a new Great Depression. According to the economist, the depression will be worse than th...

The summit of the leaders of BRICS countries will be extremely interesting in 2023. Hosted in Johannesburg on August 22, the summit will be dominat...

The summit of the leaders of BRICS countries will be extremely interesting in 2023. Hosted in Johannesburg on August 22, the summit will be dominat...

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, expressed his opinions for what concerns the US dollar. Its liquidity issues might make the US los...

The US debt ceiling becomes an increasingly tough topic, since the deadline of June 1 is closer. According to Treasury Secretary Yellen, after that...

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, expressed his opinions for what concerns the US dollar. Its liquidity issues might make the US los...

The US debt ceiling becomes an increasingly tough topic, since the deadline of June 1 is closer. According to Treasury Secretary Yellen, after that...

Tether, the company behind USDT, is starting a new Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay — especially because of the large production of energy thanks ...

Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, expressed his opinions for what concerns the US dollar. Its liquidity issues might make the US los...

The US is about to publish the March Conference Board Consumer Confidence index – CB Consumer Confidence. A high index records positive sentiment o...

Ukrainian fintech companies proved to be extremely resilient. With a tradition of valuable fintech products and firms, the industry didn’t stop wor...

Lithuania faces two major issues: the Russia-Ukraine conflict – especially because of its borders, and SME financing gap – since the few traditiona...

After the tweets of the Ukrainian government official account, the crypto community replied to their requests donating over $17 million in cryptocu...

The US debt ceiling becomes an increasingly tough topic, since the deadline of June 1 is closer. According to Treasury Secretary Yellen, after that...

While concerns about the actual power of the US economy, the US dollar, and the discussions related to debt ceiling, other currencies might challen...

If the Chinese Yuan will not be the next global reserve currency, what about Bitcoin? As de-dollarization talks keep rising, BRICS countries look f...

Extreme weather events are always more common, and they’re becoming the rule more than the exception. Despite this, Republicans oppose financial tr...

Extreme weather events are always more common, and they’re becoming the rule more than the exception. Despite this, Republicans oppose financial tr...

Amid escalating tensions and conflict with Hamas, major Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley have advised their ...

Mick Mulroy discusses the Israel conflict and U.S. diplomacy. Ed Ludlow notes a decline in Apple iPhone sales in China. Michael Weisz shares market...

China and Russia have committed to deepening their cooperation on the military use of artificial intelligence (AI), signifying a strategic move in ...

The Montgomery Summit: the community discusses pivotal themes including geopolitical developments, the interest rate landscape, the merging realms ...

The United States Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions targeting 13 fintech companies and two individuals associated with Russia. The...

On July 15, 2024, Donald Trump made headlines by selecting J.D. Vance, a former critic of Trump, as his vice-presidential nominee. The choice was s...

In the latest episode of "The Ben & Marc Show," a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz delve into their recent article, “The Little ...

Some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest and most influential investors are publicly backing Donald Trump's campaign, representing powerful firms covete...

Despite being wounded in an assassination attempt, Donald Trump entered this week with improved betting odds of becoming the next U.S. president, a...

Donald Trump has stated he will not attempt to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before the end of his term and is considering JPMorgan CE...

In a significant turn in the global AI chip industry, China is reportedly urging users to opt for domestic manufacturers such as Huawei instead of ...

Searching for a substitute, U.S. regulators debate potential successors to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, with pro-crypto contenders like Hester Peirce in...

The Fool. Trump’s election signals a rollback of Biden’s AI regulations, sparking fresh debates over AI’s future in the U.S. His administration pla...

Small businesses and startups face challenges safeguarding their ideas, as deep-pocketed entities exploit weak patent protections. Researchers foun...

The convergence of blockchain, AI, and machine learning is reshaping industries, but regulatory uncertainty looms. If Trump regains U.S. leadership...

Here's a different perspective on what DOGE's success could look like.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the central bank sees no urgency in altering its monetary policy as it remains focused on achie...

During the first of two congressional hearings, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that interest rates are likely to remain unchanged for n...