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Bitcoin’s Momentum Falters as Market Cycles, Equity Correlation and Policy Shifts Pressure Its 2025 Outlook
Bitcoin’s trajectory through 2025 has been defined by sharp swings in sentiment, accelerating correlations with equity markets, and an increasingly fragile investor psychology shaped by macroeconomic uncertainty. After a year marked by record-breaking highs followed by deep sell-offs, the cryptocurrency… Read More ›
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Argentina Positions Pistachios as a Strategic Export as Global Demand Surges
Argentina’s western provinces are experiencing an agricultural shift driven by an unexpected catalyst: a surge in global pistachio consumption, amplified by the viral popularity of pistachio-filled sweets in the Middle East. What began as a niche trend sparked by Dubai’s… Read More ›
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Quiet Wealth Takes Hold as Chinese Elites in Singapore Shift to Discreet Luxury
The behaviour of affluent mainland Chinese in Singapore has undergone a notable transformation, as regulatory scrutiny intensifies both in their home country and in the city-state. Once associated with ostentatious displays of wealth — from luxury cars to lavish memberships… Read More ›
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Global Framework Overhaul Aims to Modernize How Banks Measure and Communicate Risk Exposure
The launch of an international consultation on a new risk-mitigation accounting model marks a significant turning point in how banks may soon present their exposure to interest rate shifts, liquidity pressures and market-driven vulnerabilities. The initiative, led by the International… Read More ›
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China Positions 2026 Growth Strategy Around Aggressive Stimulus Push to Break Deflation Cycle
China’s pursuit of a 5% GDP growth target for 2026 reflects more than a desire to signal economic confidence. It represents a strategic bid to end persistent deflationary pressures, stabilise domestic demand and set the tone for the first year… Read More ›
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Record-Breaking Silver Rally Reshapes Global Markets as Demand Outstrips Supply in 2025
Silver’s explosive surge to record levels in 2025 has shifted the metal from a niche investment to a central player in global commodity markets. Long known as the “Devil’s metal” for its sharp price swings and unpredictable cycles, silver is… Read More ›
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EU Urged to Resist Biofuel Lobby as Climate Strategy Faces Critical Test
Campaign group T&E has intensified pressure on the European Commission to dismiss automakers’ request for a post-2035 exemption that would allow new cars to continue running on biofuels. The plea from the automotive industry comes at a sensitive moment, with… Read More ›
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China Strengthens Financial Defences as Central Bank Targets Virtual Currencies and Deepens Scrutiny of Stablecoins
China’s central bank has intensified its campaign against virtual currencies, signalling a renewed wave of regulatory tightening aimed at containing financial risks, safeguarding capital controls, and asserting the primacy of the state-backed monetary system. In a statement following a high-level… Read More ›
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Amazon and Flipkart Deepen Fintech Ambitions as They Push Into Consumer Lending and Challenge India’s Banking Sector
Amazon and Flipkart, India’s two largest e-commerce platforms, are accelerating efforts to build full-fledged financial ecosystems around their marketplaces, signalling an aggressive move into consumer credit that positions both companies as emerging competitors to India’s traditional banks and non-bank lenders…. Read More ›
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Euro Zone Stability Limits Expectations for Further ECB Easing
Fresh economic indicators across the euro zone point to a macroeconomic environment that remains steady, predictable and broadly aligned with the European Central Bank’s baseline scenario. Growth is subdued but resilient, inflation remains near the 2% target, and labour markets… Read More ›
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