A senior economist is of the opinion that another banking crisis in Europe could be sparked off by this Sunday's referendum in Italy.   "In my view the biggest risk is actually for the banking sector, even more so than political risk, and there will be some political instability," Megan...

Too much regulation takes away the benefit of blockchain technology, while too little of it also creates problems, says experts. The empowering technology of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, Blockchain, gracefully transforms the purchase culture, business transactions and other fields of daily...

Volume of US exports of natural gas exceeded its imports for the first time in nearly 60 years. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal. The publication cites S&P Global Platts American research company, according to which, the US exported an average of 210 million cubic meters of natural...

Italy's foreign affairs minister has told CNBC in an exclusive interview that concerns that Italy is headed for catastrophe in the case of a destabilizing outcome from the referendum to be held Sunday are misplaced.   Increasing market fears of a potential default are only...

Under a euro-area plan to shield Athens from future interest rate increases, Greece’s battered banks are being asked to swap about 33 billion ($35 billion) euros in floating-rate bonds for 30-year, fixed-rate securities, three people with knowledge of the matter were quoted in the media.  ...

British investment bankers interviewed by Bloomberg believe that Brexit may take a decade, if we talk about the structural changes that are bound to occur in the British economy. In turn, analysts of the British Institute of Financial Studies point out that the British will have to come to terms...

He had no indication that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization, said the chief of the global trading body, Roberto Azevedo on Thursday.   "I think that at this point in time what we have to do is be ready for a...

A $500 million question making the rounds of the global banking industry is how Malaysia's central bank managed to simultaneously increase its foreign exchange reserves and meddle in markets to support its currency.   The ringgit was particularly hard hit in the "Trump tantrum" of emerging...

In the latest indication of an acceleration in economic growth early in the fourth quarter, driven by rising demand for machinery and a range of other equipment, new orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rebounded in October.   This month, following the election of Donald Trump as the...