Quotations on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose on Monday amid signs that the Japanese economy is recovering from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo agency reported. According to its data, in the first 15 minutes of trading the key Nikkei index, which reflects the dynamics of quotations...

The United Kingdom and the European Union have been asked by their major trading partners to clarify the terms and conditions of renegotiating tariff levels after Brexit as well as for compensating of their suppliers in the case of any loss of access to markets, said reports quoting a Geneva trade...

Even with the novel coronavirus pandemic looming over the ability of many countries to attract top talent, Switzerland has been identified as the best place in the world in terms of attracting and nurturing skilled workers.   According to IMD’s World Talent Ranking 2020, other continental...

With major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden as the winner in the presidential race of the United States and after gaining some certainty about who will be the next president, Investors and financial executives took a big sigh of relief on Saturday.   Even though the current President...

Moody`s assessed the prospects of the negative consequences of the coronavirus COVID-19 on the global economy. According to the international rating agency, the impact of the pandemic shocks will continue in 2021 and beyond. "The consequences of the pandemic and the measures taken by states to...

The US Department of Justice withdrew more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoins from the Silk Road website, which was used for trafficking drug, arms and other illegal transactions and was closed in 2013. This was announced by David Anderson, California's Attorney for the Northern District. The...

There were still "very serious divergences" between the European Union and the United Kingdom in trade talks related to Brexit, the EU's Brexit negotiator has said recently and has suggested that disruptions in commerce and trade with Britain was more acceptable to the bloc than diluting its key...

On Thursday, the Bank of England announced the expansion of its £150 billion ($195 billion) government bond buyback programme, bringing the total to £895 billion ($1.17 trillion). Analysts expected the government bond buyback programme to expand by £100 billion. With this cash injection, the Bank...

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the key rate at 0-0.25% per annum following the November meeting. The watchdog maintained in its statement that the Fed will aim for inflation "slightly above 2%" and maximum employment, and will not increase rates until these targets are met. In the meantime,...