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Christine Lagarde’s ECB Legacy: How an Outsider Defied the Sceptics
Christine Lagarde’s decision to leave the European Central Bank (ECB) before the end of her term marks the conclusion of an unconventional tenure shaped...
After the Bangkok Blueprint, Can ASEAN’s Financial Systems Still Fail Separately?
The Bangkok Blueprint calls for cooperation against cross-border financial fraud. As ASEAN deepens digital integration and expands its role in the global AI economy,...
Bond Market Turmoil Puts Central Banks on Collision Course With Governments
Central banks face a growing dilemma as rising government borrowing costs and mounting public debt test their independence, forcing policymakers to weigh financial stability...
China Daily Examines What Timur Turlov Brings to the FIDE Presidential Race
Before the vote for the next president of the International Chess Federation China Daily published an extended piece on Timur Turlov, founder of Freedom...
Why a Rate Hike Can Still Weaken a Currency
Japan did what economic intuition says should strengthen a currency. On September 18, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its policy rate by 25...
Indonesia Mobilizes 1,800 Tons of Household Gold to Strengthen the Rupiah
Global money is fracturing. As central banks hoard physical gold at record rates, weaponised sanctions, politicised payment networks, and persistent global inflation have exposed...
Rethinking Central Banking: Policy Mix in an Era of Geo-Economic Fragmentation
Today’s global financial system has broken away from its familiar, predictable tracks. Trade barriers, mounting national debt burdens, and hyper-fast capital shifts generate market...
China Tightens Capital Controls the Same Week It Calls the Yuan’s Rise “Irreversible”
TODAY'S NUMBERS: $126.4bn (BRI engagement, H1 2026, a record) · 3.1% (yuan's share of global payments, June 2026) · $50,000 (China's unchanged annual FX...
War Pushes Russia Toward Banking Crisis, Report Warns
Russia faces a significant risk of a banking crisis due to the pressure on lenders from the ongoing war economy, according to a recent...
Freedom Holding Corp. Positions SuperApp as the Core of Its Ecosystem
Nasdaq-listed fintech group Freedom Holding Corp. ended fiscal year 2026 with record revenue and a doubling of net profit. At the same time, the...