Mixed news on Middle East tensions; ideas from mediators conveyed to Iran; Houthis propose maritime blockade for the Red Sea route used by Saudi Arabia; Brent crude currently just under US$90/bbl. US ...

Bulgaria’s successful entry into the euro area marks a defining moment for the country’s economy, strengthening financial ...

The European Central Bank isn't waiting around. ECB board member Piero Cipollone went public with a stark warning: ...

Revolut Business has grown impressively, now accounting for 16% of the total group’s income. The bank increased business customers by 33% to 767,000 and processed $365 billion in 2025. Around 30,000 ...

Nearly two-thirds of countries in the WHO European Region deploy AI diagnostics. One in 12 has a strategy to govern it. Kluge calls the gap the defining challenge.

As in prior years, I will spend this post looking at what causes risk to vary across countries, how to measure those risk ...

The foreign minister says that financial settlements between Russia and China have been almost entirely converted to national currencies ...

In 2025, Chinese leader Xi Jinping tried to capitalize on U.S. belligerence toward Europe by promoting China as the responsible great-power alternative. In a message sent to mark the 50th anniversary ...

European Central Bank selects participants for digital euro pilot. More than 30 banks and service providers will join the testing of the CBDC. Trials are expected to begin in the second half of next ...

Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Revolut, Stripe and Adyen are among 36 firms picked for the ECB’s digital euro pilot, a 12-month trial starting in late 2027.

As summer kicks into high gear and temperatures start to cook across the U.S., many people are keeping their air conditioners running during the heatwave. But if you're living in a European country, ...

The dominance of the U.S. dollar has historically given Washington a major advantage in policing global business. Most international transactions denominated in dollars must be settled by American ...