The currency markets around the world began the week warily anticipating hostilities in eastern Europe, with the safe-haven yen nearing a two-week high and the euro on edge due to the energy security and economic consequences of a war in Ukraine for Europe.   "Russia-Ukraine tensions are...

First Digital, a stablecoin and digital asset payments technology platform, has been acquired by Fireblocks, a cryptocurrency infrastructure provider.   Without divulging financial details, Fireblocks and First Digital said on Wednesday that they had reached a cash and equity agreement, but...

Australia will request to be included in World Trade Organization consultations on a trade dispute between the European Union and China, the Australian trade minister said on Saturday.   The EU complaint filed on Thursday accuses China of discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania,...

As a recurrence of Covid-19 cases and severe lockdowns affected production and demand in January, factory activity in China slowed, but the tiny expansion showed some signs of resilience as the world's second-largest economy approaches a likely rocky new year.   According to data released by...

With worries of a Russian attack on Ukraine prompting risky assets throughout the world to sell off, the largest cryptocurrency in the world – bitcoin, fell more than 7 per cent to its lowest value in more than six months on Monday.   The largest cryptocurrency is down 7.4 per cent at...

Authorities in Singapore want to shield the general public from making hasty investments in crypto-assets and losing money and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has come out with guidelines for the companies providing cryptocurrency trading services, limiting what services they can offer to...

Monthly subscriptions for its consumers in the United States have been raised by Netflix Inc by $1 to $2 per month, depending on the subscription plan of a customer as the company plans to use the additional revenues for creating new programs and compete in the streaming TV industry which is...

Parameters that would allow the global courier company FedEx to install a laser-based missile defense system on Airbus A321-200 planes were announced on Friday by the United States Federal Aviation Administration  (FAA).   The FAA noted in a document that FedEx Corp filed for...

A recent survey by Visa Inc has revealed that almost 25 per cent of small sized businesses spread across nine countries around the world intent to accept cryptocurrencies as a mode of payments for products and services in 2022. The survey also found that about 13 per cent of the consumers in those...

Fresh bank lending for December in China declined more than predicted from the previous month, but credit for the entire year 2021 hit a new high as the central bank gradually increases policy assistance to cushion the weakening economy.   According to data provided by the People's...

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus possessed a much higher rate of "asymptomatic carriage" when compared to the earlier variants of the virus which would be an explanation of the very high speed of its spreading throughout the world, showed preliminary findings from two South African clinical...