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The Japanese currency (yen) rose yesterday in foreign markets as investors fled to safe haven currencies a day before US President Donald Trump's planned tariffs take effect, according to Reuters.

• December 1 

The dollar hit a two-year high against major currencies on foreign markets on Tuesday, with the pound the biggest loser, as solid US jobs data released late last week prompted traders to cut interest rates, the Financial Times (FT) reported.

South Korean markets fell yesterday as pressure mounted on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign after he imposed and then lifted martial law within hours.

• October 1 

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is considering the possibility of closing the mBridge pilot project, a cross-border payments platform that Russian President Vladimir Putin considers a solution to circumvent international sanctions...

Russia has proposed the establishment of a grain exchange between the member states of the BRICS group, which could later be expanded to trade other important raw materials, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in the inaugural speech at the...

The BRICS summit that is taking place these days in Kazan, Russia, also has on its agenda the request made by Turkey to acquire the status of a full member of that economic organization, after until now it had observer status. Turkish President...

Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire by 2027, according to a recent report by Informa Connect Academy, cited by visualcapitalist.com. The report shows the projected path for the Tesla CEO and other billionaires to surpass the...

The impact of the Federal Reserve's long-awaited interest rate cut, which will be the first cut in four years, will be felt well outside the United States, according to a Reuters article reviewing the possible influence of the central...

• The US currency is up 40% from its 2011 lows, while currencies such as the yuan have depreciated against the dollar over the past decade, according to Business Insider 

In 2023, Romania's economy recorded a moderation in the growth rate, to 2.1%, which however remained relatively solid from a European and regional perspective. The twin deficits remained at high levels, while the annual inflation rate evolved...

• April 1st 

Swiss agrochemicals and seeds giant Syngenta withdrew its request for a multibillion-dollar listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday amid a period of weakness in China's stock market, Reuters reports.

Bursele din Europa au fluctuat ieri, după anunţul de marţi privind dinamica inflaţiei din SUA, indicele DAX al pieţei germane depăşind pentru prima oară pragul de 18.000 de puncte pe fondul avansului din ultimele zile, consemnat în pofida...

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had slight increases in February, when companies announced their preliminary results for the past year and, in some cases, their dividend intentions.

The slowdown of the world's major economies, lower demand for crude oil from China, lower production and the possibility of supply shocks are elements that will define the oil market this year, according to experts quoted by the international...

The US dollar dominates global finance, especially in commodity markets, but China sees the transition to renewable energy as a way to increase the importance of the yuan, writes Business Insider.

Dolarul american se va deprecia, în acest an, în condiţiile în care Rezerva Federală va începe să reducă dobânzile, diferenţa de performanţă dintre economia Statelor Unite şi alte economii ale lumii se va diminua, iar o eventuală intrare în...

The last quarter of last year was, again, very good for the capital markets, and our country's was also at the top of the ranking this time. The BET-BK index appreciated by 12.48% in dollars, in the same area as the German DAX index and the...

The US dollar will depreciate this year as the Federal Reserve begins to cut interest rates, the performance gap between the US economy and other world economies will narrow, and a possible US recession would have an impact negative on the US...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) decision to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs is a game-changer in the industry, some analysts and crypto-asset followers believe.

Radu Soviani: Mr. Peiu, how did you come into the mandate at SIDEX more than 20 years ago, and what challenges did you face at that time?

• December 4th 

Rising global supply and an uncertain demand outlook pushed oil prices to a five-month low last week, with crude headed for its seventh straight weekly decline, according to international media.

Russia's GDP grew by 3.2% in the first ten months of 2023, already higher than before the country's economy was sanctioned by the West, according to the leader of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, quoted by the TASS agency, announcing...

Radu Soviani: Mr. Coşea, 30 years since the onset of mass privatization, how do you perceive this phenomenon and set of actions?

Deutsche Börse, the operator of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, plans to launch a regulated cryptocurrency market in 2024, ledgerinsights.com reports.

A month after the October 7 attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel, which turned into a war, investors are gradually returning to the country's financial markets.

Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) on Friday gave the green light to food service company TAB Gida's initial public offering, which is set to be the country's largest dollar-denominated IPO since 2018, Reuters reports.

Istanbul Stock Exchange has been more successful in attracting initial public offerings this year than much larger exchanges in London, Frankfurt or Milan, helped by Turkey's retail share trading boom in an otherwise largely poor year for...

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, which kicked off last night in South Africa with an official dinner, and whose plenary session will take place today starting at 11 am, takes place in a context geopolitical which...

The Covid-19 lockdown and the associated economic crisis have irrevocably changed people's lives. One of the changes with a long term impact has been the acceleration of the transition towards digital payments: customers have avoided using...

The biggest challenge for the world right now is to find a way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on avoiding new epidemic waves after social distancing measures are loosened, says Andre Cappon, founding president of CBM Group of New...

Revenues of the biggest investment banks in the world have been dropping constantly, reaching a 13-year low in the first half of 2019. According to Financial Times, this drop came as a result of the geopolitical tensions, the slowing growth and...

Bursele din Europa au urmat un curs pozitiv ieri, în majoritate, pe fondul revenirii apetitului la risc.

Question nr.1 answers given by my fellow citizens are divided, and this summer polemic between the Euro MP Theodor Stolojan and Daniel Daianu (member of the Romanian National Bank Board of Directors) in the financial newspaper BURSA has...

The leu yesterday weakened again, reaching the level of 4.5985 lei against the Euro, after on Monday it was quoted at 4.5958 lei.

The stand-by agreement concluded by Romania with the International Monetary Fund expires at the end of September and the political environment is abuzz under the rhetorical responsibility of whether a new one ought to be signed or not. Both the...

Finance ministers in the Eurozone (Eurogroup) are waiting for new reform proposals for from Athens, but the result of the recent referendum in Greece will make negotiations difficult, says Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the president of the Eurogroup, who...