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The United States risks running out of cash to pay its obligations by mid-July unless Congress adopts a resolution to raise or suspend the maximum national debt ceiling, according to an analysis published by the Bipartisan Policy Center think...

NASA has announced the first wave of layoffs, including among its top scientists, following drastic funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration. Among those laid off is Katherine Calvin, a chief scientist and climate advisor known for her...

Donald Trump began the first part of his speech to Congress by committing a sacrilege: he demoted the first American president in history, George Washington, to second place. Who is in first place? Of course, Donald Trump, who brought back to the...

The US withdrawal from the United Nations, a withdrawal promoted by Elon Musk, senior advisor to President Donald Trump and coordinator of the Department for Government Efficiency, would have a negative impact on the international institution,...

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) finished 2024 with a slight increase, after diametrically opposed developments in the two halves of the year.

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) experienced significant declines in the second half of last year, amid the election period, parliamentary elections, and the annulment of the first round of the presidential elections. The BET...

The evolution of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) was massively influenced, in the last quarter of last year, by the electoral period that culminated in the scandal of the presidential elections canceled following the decision of the...

Political events brought volatility to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in December, with our capital market indices nevertheless ending the last month of the year in positive territory.

Donald Trump was inaugurated yesterday for his second term in the White House, following a lavish ceremony that was the most expensive inauguration ceremony of an American president.

For several asset classes, 2024 was a remarkable year: Bitcoin rose to historical highs, gold recorded its best performance in the last 14 years, and the US dollar rose due to the evolution of the US economy, according to an analysis by...

The future strength of the global economy has taken a mixed picture over the past year, amid rising protectionism and geopolitical conflicts, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com.

The U.S. stock market has had a tremendous run over the past decade, but the years ahead may not be so spectacular, according to recent views of some big Wall Street banks.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has gone through a period marked by volatility since October 7, 2023, but despite this, investors have maintained a cautious optimism, according to an article published yesterday by the website www.calcalist .co.il....

• Marcel Ciolacu: "84% of the deficit goes to the investment area" • The Fiscal Council: "Undersized expenses, overestimated revenues, cash budget deficit of 8% at the end of 2024" • With an additional allocation of 5.48 billion lei,...  

Long-term, recurring investments and quality companies such as those on the Bucharest Stock Exchange represent the secret of successful investments in shares, says Adrian Negru, CEO of Raiffeisen Asset Management.

After the American vice president Kamala Harris presented at the end of last week her economic program as a candidate for the position of the president of the USA, we wonder if what is called the Simion Plan still looks like a utopia - as...

The main indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) marked a succession of new historical records in the first half of the year, in a general international context conducive to risky assets, boosted by internal elements such as the financial...

• Prashant Kothaari, Alpha Alternatives: "All of Trump's policies will probably be inflationary; the dollar is likely to depreciate against gold" 

The fact that we are in an election year does not influence the monetary policy decisions of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), which has proven to be independent, believes Lucian Anghel, Deputy CEO at Libra Internet Bank.

The first government round within a political coalition marked the second half of last year not through the lens of exceptional results, but through the continuation of taking measures that had a negative impact on the business environment, in...

The government was focused in the 4th financial quarter to reduce the budget deficit that it faced in the middle of the year and in the 3rd quarter, so that the officials in Brussels do not block the allocation of funds for our country from the...

Last year, the government cut 7.2 billion lei from the money allocated for the endowment of the Army and transferred that amount to the reserve fund in order to retain the loyalty of its party clientele, says deputy Claudiu Năsui (USR), former...

Germany plans to return to limiting net new borrowing next year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said yesterday, after the parties in the ruling coalition reached an agreement on the budget after a month of difficult negotiations, reports Reuters....

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) is not considering a reduction in the monetary policy interest rate until inflation falls sharply, Governor Mugur Isărescu said on Friday, during the conference where he presented the "Quarterly Report on...

Romania does not need financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and there is no need to increase the VAT, stated, yesterday, the head of the IMF mission for Romania, Kees Martijn, during a press conference that took place at...

Marcel Boloş, the Minister of Finance, claims that the fiscal measures discussed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels at the end of last week, must be implemented,...

The fiscal rules proposed by the European Commission endanger the public investments necessary to combat climate change and, if they were applied, our country could increase its allocation for green investments by only 1%, without jeopardizing...

Reducerea cu 2,3 miliarde euro a bugetului Uniunii Europene pentru anul viitor propusă de reprezentanţii statelor membre a fost respinsă, ieri, de membrii Comisiei pentru buget a Parlamentului European,...

The 2.3 billion euro reduction of the European Union budget for next year proposed by the representatives of the member states was rejected, yesterday, by the members of the Budget Committee of the European Parliament,...

Drawing up the state budget draft, resuming the school year, in the second semester, with pupils and students physically attending courses, the waiving of free access to railroad transport for students, the protests of the public sector employees...

The Leu has reacted differently against various currencies, during the pandemic, with the EUR/RON exchange rate going up, while the opposite happened to USD/RON. The latter happened because of the weakening of the dollar against the Euro, during...

• Not even the Wizard of Oz could solve the issue of government revenues and expenses 

Reporter: What impact will the coronavirus pandemic have on the economies?

The US-China trade war will slow the growth of the global economy this year at the lowest annual rate since the 2008-2009 crisis, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

• Interview with economist Lucian Isar 

OMV wants to reduce its dependence on the European market, between 2020-2025, and will focus on acquisitions in the Middle East and Asia Pacific, according to CEO Rainer Seele.

The financial banking system seems to be the focus of most of the investigation entities. After being audited by the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) and by the National Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC), some of the banks which...

UniCredit Bank analysts are issuing a warning that the Romanian government is repeating many of the mistakes that have led to the recession of 2009-2010. The quoted experts are mentioning both the fiscal policy that is risky for the economy, as...

The signals on the domestic market, as well as the ones from the international markets, increasingly show us that the budget "fantasy" of the new government will be very costly for Romania, and the "price" that we are going to pay...

Reporter: PSD leader Liviu Dragnea says he found a "hole" in the budget of 10 - 14 billion lei, because of the positive rectification of November, and the technocrats are defending themselves claiming that the deficit of 2016 was...