The introduction of a digital euro could require European banks to invest between €4 billion and €6 billion over a four-year implementation window, according to estimates presented by senior officials at the European Central Bank. The figure, while substantial in headline terms, represents roughly...

The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing Co. has signed agreements to sell approximately 100 aircraft to Vietnamese airlines for more than $30 billion. The agreements were signed while the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, To Lam, was in the United States to participate in the first...

The latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes reveal a central bank navigating two powerful crosscurrents: a widening internal divide over the future path of interest rates and an emerging debate over how artificial intelligence may reshape productivity, inflation and financial stability. While...

China’s trade strategy has entered a phase defined less by reaction and more by design. While tariff battles during the Trump years appeared to place Beijing on the defensive, policymakers in China increasingly interpreted that period as a rehearsal for a more ambitious restructuring of global...

Exports moving through the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest gateway for ocean trade in the United States, have slipped sharply, underscoring how prolonged trade tensions and tariff regimes are redrawing global shipping patterns. January export volumes fell 8% from a year earlier to their lowest...

JPMorgan Chase is preparing to open more than 160 new branches across over 30 U.S. states in 2026, deepening a multibillion-dollar commitment to expand its physical footprint even as digital banking continues to dominate consumer behavior. The expansion forms part of a broader three-year plan...

According to a report from the EU Statistics Office, the number of company bankruptcies in the European Union rose by 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025 when compared to the prior three months. The largest rises in the number of insolvent companies were seen in the accommodation and catering...

The United States has moved to significantly ease sanctions on Venezuela’s energy industry, granting wide-ranging authorizations that allow major international oil companies to operate, invest, and expand activities in the OPEC member state. The decision marks a calculated recalibration of policy,...

The European Central Bank has moved to permanently widen access to its euro liquidity backstop, transforming what was once a limited crisis-era tool into a standing global facility designed to underpin the international role of the single currency. By making euro repo lines broadly available to...