Geopolitical Events Create Turbulence for Southeast Asian Currencies
The combination of rising inflation, slowing growth and currency volatility presents a complex environment for policymakers in Southeast Asia as...
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Falling Rupee: Causes, Impact and What It Means for India
Introduction In recent years, the Indian Rupee has frequently been in the news for weakening against the US Dollar. We...
Feeding the future: Africa’s agriculture sector is ripe for investment
Using solar-powered irrigation, a Nairobi-based startup with funding from Netflix’s cofounder and Google’s CEO is both increasing crop yields by...
Roche faces strong currency winds in first quarter
Roche faces strong currency winds in the first quarter Keystone-SDA Swiss pharma firm Roche suffered from exchange rate effects in...
Dollar Reasserts Itself as Global Tensions Shift Currency Markets
Conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in oil prices. WTI crude oil futures rose from roughly $65...
States Weigh Pros and Cons of Investing in Cryptocurrency
Once considered a fringe investment, cryptocurrency is beginning to make inroads into state and local government finance. In 2025 alone,...
A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
The challenge The U.S. homeowners insurance market faces mounting strain from severe climate risk. Inflation-adjusted premiums increased nationally by an...
Is the US dollar’s reserve currency status eroding?
The U.S. dollar has fallen around 10% on a broad, trade-weighted basis since the start of President Trump’s second term....
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 1/21/2026
The U.S. stock market rebounded after President Donald Trump called off Greenland-related tariffs that he had threatened to impose on...
Why is the stock market shrugging off the criminal probe into Fed Chair Powell?
An outcry rang out from prominent figures within hours of reports that the Department of Justice had opened a criminal...
