PODCAST: Johannes Wiegand on Bimetallism and Monetary Stability
While the currency values of today’s economic powerhouses help maintain global financial stability, the currency systems in the 19th century were tied to precious metals...
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Mounting Cyber Threats Mean Financial Firms Urgently Need Better Safeguards
Cyber attackers continue to target the financial sector. What will happen when an attack takes down a bank or other critical platform, locking users out...
The Bank couldn’t be more unclear about interest rates – The Independent
It’s news when the governor of the Bank of England speaks, all the more so at a time when rates have been climbing at the...
The UK economy has two regional problems, not one – The Financial Times
Is “levelling up” of regional inequalities in the UK a priority? The Budget to be delivered on March 15 by Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the...
US Dollar Rebound Looks Like a Pale Shadow of Its 2022 Surge – Bloomberg
The dollar’s recovery from a 10-month low has run into a speed bump, with the rally in the currency trailing behind the sizzling surge in...
Cuts at Amazon, Other Tech Companies Don’t Spell Recession Yet – WSJ
Amazon.com Inc.’s halt to construction of a new headquarters, on top of a parade of high-profile tech layoffs, looks ominous for the economy. But the...
Lithuanian fintech sector defies global downturn – Finextra
Lithuania’s fintech sector defied the global investment downturn in 2022, recording an 80% increase in revenue. The country, which has nurtured a position as a...
Consultants and the Crisis of Capitalism
McKinsey & Company’s many high-profile scandals are only the tip of the iceberg. The growing reliance on big consultancies with extractive business models is stunting...
Eurozone Inflation Edges Lower, but Pressure on Prices Continues – The New York Times
With the winter drawing to a close, inflation levels eased in Europe last month, the European Commission reported on Thursday, even as concerns grew that...
Four reasons a credit-card balance transfer may be a bad idea – The Washington Post
Some credit card users suffer from what I call “serial get-out-of-debt disorder.” This means you if you follow this pattern: You have the ability to...