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Windows 11 Will Look Different From What You’re Used To — Here Are Some Of The…
With Windows 11, Microsoft is introducing modern touches to the experience of using a PC.
Most noticeably, a…
Bitcoin Will Plunge To $25,000, Says JPMorgan
JPMorgan Chase’s analysts have said that bitcoin price will decline to the $25,000 level before longer…
Dollar Set For Best Month Since March, Payrolls Test Looms
The dollar was heading for its biggest monthly rise since March on Wednesday, supported by traders’ trepidation…
India Sees Return To Normal Oil Demand By Year-End
India expects fuel demand to get back to pre-virus levels by the end of 2021 as the world’s third-biggest oil…
China’s Digital Yuan Is Key Risk For Euro, ECB’s Villeroy Says
China’s rapid progress in developing a digital yuan poses a key risk in preserving the euro’s international role,…
UPDATE 1-Sterling Transactions Blocked On Crypto Exchange Binance, Users Say
Customers of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange said on Tuesday they were unable to deposit or withdraw sterling…
Monetary Sovereignty At Risk In Push For Digital Euro – French Central…
Europe’s sovereign control over its money is at risk if it does not push ahead with plans for a digital euro and a…
Canadian Dollar Hits 1-Week Low As Delta Variant Hits Sentiment
The Canadian dollar weakened on
Tuesday for a second day against its broadly stronger U.S.
counterpart as new…
U.K. Economy Grew More Than Estimated Before Pandemic Struck
The U.K. economy grew more strongly than previously thought in the year prior to the coronavirus pandemic, data…
Banks Must Guarantee Access To Cash For Everyone, Says Age UK
Banks must move swiftly to guarantee access to money for everyone as the cash system in part of the UK veers…
New £50 Note Enters Circulation: Why Alan Turing Is On It And When Do Old…
The new £50 note featuring mathematician, code-breaker and computer scientist Alan Turing has launched today – the…
Big Oil CEOs Join Traders, Banks In Predicting Higher Oil Prices
The bosses of some of the world’s biggest oil companies said crude prices are likely to keep rising…
Apple Warns Of The Perils Of Installing Rogue Apps Ahead Of Antitrust Debate In…
Apple argued Wednesday that allowing iPhone users to install software from outside its App Store — a practice…
U.S. Dollar Faces Volatile Week As Fed Policy Makers Line Up To Speak
The dollar faces a week of volatile trade as a slew of Federal Reserve speakers and U.S. inflation data test…
Emirates Suspends Nigeria Passenger Flights Until Further Notice
Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates has announced a suspension of flights to and from Nigeria from June 21, 2021.…
China’s PBOC Orders Alipay, Banks Not To Assist Crypto Business
China said Monday it had ordered domestic banks and Ant Group Co. payment platform Alipay not to provide services…
Nigeria May Earn N462bn From EMT Levy In 2021 – World Bank
The World Bank has said Nigeria is likely to make N462bn the electronic money transfer levy as a source of stable…
Remittances To The Rescue
A period of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic is not the best time for countries to expect diaspora remittances.…
Bitcoin Tumbles 10% In Wake Of Deepening China Crackdown
Bitcoin tumbled almost 10% on Monday as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed no signs of dampening…
Emerging-Market Bulls Pin Currency Hopes On Hawks Outpacing Fed
Emerging-market currencies hit by a hawkish Federal Reserve could soon regain their record run against…
Bank Of Canada To Break Sequence Of Lower Terminal Rates As Governments Splurge
With fiscal spending booming and households flush with cash, investors are betting that the Bank of Canada’s next…
Proposed Introduction Of Digital Currency Excites Nigerians
The undoubted groundswell of support for the introduction of digital currency by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Coinbase-backed Crypto Trading Firm Hits $1 Billion Valuation After Fresh Funding
Amber Group, a cryptocurrency financial services firm, has raised $100 million as investors rush to back…
Ex-Facebook VR Exec Says He’ll Turn U.S. Troops Into ‘Invincible Technomancers,’…
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey announced Thursday that his start-up has raised an additional $450 million in…
UK Inflation Jumps To 2.1% As Petrol And Clothing Prices Rise
UK inflation jumped to 2.1% in May, breaching the Bank of England’s target for the first time in two years and…
Don’t Patronise Visa Vendors, U.S. Consulate Charges Nigerian Students
The US Mission Country Consular Coordinator, Ms. Susan Tuller has advised Nigerian students who intend to study in…
Investors Seek Stable Business Environment To Forestall Investment Outflows
Bemoan low patronage as foreigners pull out N100bn from stock market in four months
…Blame insecurity, others…
Migration And Risk Sharing In Currency Unions: The Euro Area Versus The US
Labour mobility is a key criterion for assessing optimum currency areas. To smooth country-specific shocks or…
UK’s Financial Watchdog Goes Real-Time To Catch Online Criminals
Britain's financial regulator has to make daily sweeps of the internet to warn about online scams in real time and…
Digital Euro Might Suck Away 8% Of Banks’ Deposits – Morgan Stanley
A digital euro could suck away 8% of euro zone banks' customer deposits, analysts at Morgan Stanley have estimated,…