FundsUkraine strikes deal to delay debt repayments – POLITICOJuly 22, 202478The two sides were under pressure to reach an agreement because a payment freeze on foreign debt payments announced immediately...
FundsGermany slashes Ukraine funding in savings push – POLITICOJuly 17, 202473"The aim is to make $50 billion available this year, Ukraine can then decide for itself how to use them,"...
EconomyBritain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years. – POLITICOJuly 12, 2024114Getting the economy growing again will present Reeves with a challenge. If at heart she is a chess prodigy who...
EconomyStarmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope – POLITICOJuly 2, 202472Trump has been clear that on trade he wants to confront China directly, and that he’d like to accelerate the...
MoneyFar-right Bardella wants France’s EU money back. He’ll have to think again. – POLITICOJune 27, 202474The French far-right has learned from the Thatcher playbook. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher secured the first ever budget...
MoneyVon der Leyen accused of power grab of €400B in regional cash – POLITICOJune 12, 202461The reform has set von der Leyen, the favorite to remain as president after her five-year term ends later this...
MoneyUkraine wants to use EU money to grow its military-industrial complex – POLITICOMay 6, 202467Kamyshin said his country's arms industry can produce about $20 billion worth of weapons. The Ukrainian government plans to issue...
InvestingHas the EU really just found €400B it could spend on defense? – POLITICOMay 3, 2024118As governments increasingly see the need to put the continent on a war footing, the plan would offer a way...
CryptocurrencyDOJ charges ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extraditionMay 1, 2024121The indictment, filed in California federal court, claims that Ver executed the fraud scheme by failing to report a portion...
MoneyBritain moves to a war footing — but where should the extra money go? – POLITICOApril 29, 202455So, the tide continues to turn in Russia’s favor. And the easier option of defeating Putin through Ukraine is beginning...