Exclusive-Mercuria, Partners Group pledge US energy investments to help lower Swiss tariffs
By Dave Graham and Dmitry Zhdannikov ZURICH (Reuters) -A group of Swiss companies including energy trader Mercuria and private equity...
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Amid China, US stablecoin buzz, BIS warns that a trio of ‘sound money’ traits is missing
With some major economies leaping onto the stablecoin train – or being urged to do so, to further globalise their currencies – others are mulling whether getting on board would be akin to either riding the gravy train or feeling it fail to gather steam.Now, the international financial organisation known as the “bank for central banks” has waded into the stablecoin debate as the buzzword gathers momentum.In a “special chapter” released on Tuesday in advance of Sunday’s release of its Annual Economic Report 2025, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)...
Commentary: The world’s strongest currency is also super-competitive
For more than a decade, it has dominated a UN ranking of the most innovative economies, both for the resources it puts into innovation – for example through practical university education and research and development – and for its returns on these investments. It generates more than US$100 in GDP per hour worked – that’s more productive than any of the other 20 largest economies. Its decentralised political and economic system encourages the rise of small enterprises, which account for over 99 per cent of Swiss companies. It also has...
The 10 strongest currencies in the world – UK’s pound not in top 3 | World | News
With around 180 currencies in use worldwide, it’s a difficult task to keep an eye on them all, especially when exchange rates cause constant fluctuations in how they perform. There is a huge range of factors which can push a currency up, or down, the global rankings, including low inflation, interest rates and exports.But what are the strongest currencies in the world? According to smartasset, a currency is classified as strong when it is worth more than another’s. In a country with a stronger currency, it would mean it would...
The 10 strongest currencies in the world – UK’s pound not in top 3 | World | News
With around 180 currencies in use worldwide, it’s a difficult task to keep an eye on them all, especially when exchange rates cause constant fluctuations in how they perform. There is a huge range of factors which can push a currency up, or down, the global rankings, including low inflation, interest rates and exports.But what are the strongest currencies in the world? According to smartasset, a currency is classified as strong when it is worth more than another’s. In a country with a stronger currency, it would mean it would...