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Over the past few months, since the Trump administration unveiled the GENIUS Act as a new federal framework for stablecoins, former Greek finance minster and economist Yanis Varoufakis published and repeated sharp public commentary arguing the law “privatised the American…

In the two decades before 2008 the American financial system accreted layers of markets, institutions and instruments intended to solve familiar frictions — how to fund long‑dated loans, how to allocate credit efficiently, how to hedge and price default risk…

In 1990 global finance was already a powerful engine of growth and allocation: banks underwrote trade and credit, national exchanges listed the bulk of public companies, and cross‑border flows were meaningful but comparatively narrow. Thirty‑six years on — in 2026…

China’s recent high-profile removals of senior People’s Liberation Army officers — culminating in the January 2026 public investigation of Gen. Zhang Youxia and probes of other top commanders — read as an instrument of political consolidation that also exposes tensions…

The global landscape of stock exchanges is a mosaic of dynamic financial ecosystems, each influenced by regional economic conditions, regulatory frameworks, and cultural peculiarities. Understanding the interplay of these exchanges provides insight into international trading volumes, investment flows, and market…

The efforts to combat Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) represent a concerted global initiative to address the challenges posed by multinational enterprises (MNEs) that exploit tax loopholes to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Initiated by the OECD in collaboration…