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The EU has revealed plans to ration gas to member countries as the world watches to see if Russia cuts the flow of natural gas to the continent. The EU has asked its 27 member states to reduce their gas ...

Cryptocurrencies have suffered a tough year, with all segments of the industry shedding significant value. Bitcoin, the world's biggest crypto, making up about 42% of the total market, lost more than half its value in 2022 and is now hovering ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said that interest rates will need to be raised much higher to calm red-hot inflation, despite recent rate hikes. The central bank sees the prevailing benchmark rate of 1.35% as being “well below” ...

The Chilean peso suffered heavy losses last week, slumping to a record low as the country’s central bank delivered an underwhelming interest rate hike that disappointed the markets. The peso plummeted by almost 5% to an unprecedented 1,060.40 per US ...

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has announced a supersizing interest rate hike of a full percentage point. The move left Canadians shocked, especially given the country’s hot housing market and heavy debt loads. The Bank of Canada has a ...

US Inflation powered to a new peak in June, with American consumer prices leaping by 9.1% year-over-year, according to new data. Inflation is at its highest level in four decades, and higher than the previous month’s reading in May, when ...

The US dollar is gaining strength at a rapid rate, achieving its strongest level against other major currencies in almost 20 years. The US dollar Index has jumped 4% in the past month and nearly 13% year-to-date, while other important ...

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki pledged this week to further solidify bilateral ties and work together to tackle rising food and energy prices exacerbated by Russia's attack on Ukraine. The finance leaders agreed the ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar is equal. This comes after the euro fell nearly 20% in value over the past year compared to the US dollar. In ...

The US Treasury has asked President Biden to work with international allies on regulating cryptocurrencies. In a memorandum to the president, the US Treasury called upon the Biden administration to develop global standards for digital payments and central bank digital ...

For the first time in nearly two months, crude oil prices have dipped below $100 a barrel, reflecting increasing investor worries about a global recession that could throttle demand for energy. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude slid ...

Investors this week flocked to the US dollar in search of a safe haven, strengthening the greenback to levels not seen since 2002. Meanwhile, the euro slumped to 20-year lows as the latest surge in European gas prices increased recession ...

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has warned that the current low-cost carrier model is unsustainable as aviation costs continue to rise.  Citing sky-rocketing fuel prices and gradually increasing sustainability levies, the airline boss predicted that the average fare price for a ...

Asia’s manufacturing slowed markedly in June as many firms suffered supply disruptions because of China’s tough COVID-19 lockdowns. This, in addition to worrying signs of economic downturns in Europe and the US, have analysts fearing a global recession. Several economic ...

Bitcoin is set for its worst quarter since the end of 2011, as more central banks tighten money supply and crypto firms fall like dominoes. A quarterly drop of 58% represents the largest fall in value since Bitcoin was in ...