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Chinese investors are driving the country's stock markets to grow strongly in 2025, even as international investors have been discouraged by years of underperformance and persistent deflationary pressures, according to an analysis published...

The price of gold has soared over the past two and a half years, up 34% in the past twelve months, hitting new all-time highs, most recently in April 2025 at $3,500 per ounce, as central banks and investors seek safety amid economic uncertainty...

Financial markets did not register significant reactions after the meeting at the end of last week between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, nor in anticipation of the meeting scheduled in Washington between Trump,...

The total costs of the conflict in Ukraine so far are enormous, but so far they do not exceed 15% of the estimated value of the country's mineral resources, a value that experts estimate at $11.5 trillion.

• July 1 

The middle of the calendar summer represented a turning point for our country, marked by a tense economic, financial and political climate, which led to the first firm decisions of the Bolojan Government towards stabilizing public finances and...

The number of layoffs in the US reached 744,000 in June 2025, which means an increase of almost two times compared to last year.

The European currency recorded its first monthly depreciation against the dollar this year in July, but in the first seven months of 2025 the euro appreciated by 11.9% against the US currency, the best performance in the last eight years.

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• April 3 

The second quarter of 2025 was, for our country, a tense and decisive period, marked by dramatic political transitions, acute budgetary pressures and economic measures with a profound impact. Against the backdrop of a turbulent political climate...

Bitcoin recently hit a new all-time high, surpassing $123,100 earlier this week, amid a surge in interest from institutional investors, who are accumulating in particular through Bitcoin spot ETFs, amid macroeconomic uncertainty and the prospect...

The euro's global importance will continue to grow this year as political factors fuel its appreciation against the U.S. dollar, central bankers and analysts said in an article published earlier this week by CNBC.

With an estimated value of $311 billion, the physical gold held by the population - nicknamed "the gold under the pillow” - far exceeds the official reserves of the Central Bank of Turkey and the gold savings kept in the banking...

South Korea's central bank has halted its digital currency pilot project, telling participating banks it will temporarily suspend discussions on the initiative, according to businesstimes.com.sg.

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

The US currency has had its weakest first half of the year since 1973, as the US Dollar Index, a measure of the value of the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, fell more than 10%, according to the Financial Times.

Guvernul interimar din ultima lună de primăvară a continuat politica anterioară a Cabinetului Ciolacu, şi a recurs la majorarea cheltuielilor bugetare, prin alocarea către autorităţile locale, discreţionar, a unor sume importante din Fondul de...

The interim government of the last month of spring continued the previous policy of the Ciolacu Cabinet, and resorted to increasing budget spending, by allocating to local authorities, at their discretion, significant amounts from the Budgetary...

• May 2 

The end of the calendar spring, the month of May, represented a turning point both in the political evolution and in the shaping of Romania's economic and financial trajectory, marking major transitions, institutional volatility, but also...

Guvernele şi companiile se împrumută tot mai greu. Chiar dacă creditul bancar apare după o simplă apăsare de buton, instituţiile financiare au nevoie de capital pentru acoperirea pierderilor, iar perspectiva creşterii pierderilor este tot mai...

Central banks around the world expect the share of gold holdings in their reserves to increase over the next five years, while the share of the dollar in their reserves is expected to decrease, according to a study by the World Gold Council...

The Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isărescu, issued a clear warning yesterday regarding the direction of economic reforms and the risks associated with current fiscal policies. In a message directly addressed to the government,...

Côte d'Ivoire officially launched the Agricultural Commodities Exchange (Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles - BMPA) on May 28, the first of its kind in West Africa, allafrica.com reports.

• April 1 

The middle of the calendar spring, April, represented a fiery month for the Romanian economy, in light of the pressure put by the presidential elections scheduled for May 4 and 18, but also by the need to take legislative, fiscal and...

Global stock markets have seen mixed performance since the start of 2025, with US stocks seeing a major sell-off in April, while European markets have rallied on easing monetary policy from the European Central Bank (ECB) and a rebound in...

• Once upon a time, it was the "golden decade" 

The implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) could benefit from a significant extension, of up to 18 months, if the proposal included in the report on the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (MRR), coordinated by the...

Globally, $24.7 trillion worth of goods were imported in 2024, with some countries relying more on foreign purchases than others, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which, using 2024 data from the World Trade Organization and the...

Having dominated the global financial system through massive money printing, the United States is now trying to extend that influence into the real economy through tariffs and strategic subsidies. But in a world over-indebted and increasingly...

The National Bank of Romania announced yesterday a rate of almost 5.04 lei, above the psychological threshold of 5 lei defended in recent years by the country's monetary institution, in a tense domestic economic and political context, marked...

• January 1