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Why Conflict Gold Sanctions Fail

In April 2026, over a month after the United States launched its attack on Iran, leading to thousands of reprisal strike...

Crypto exchange sues North Korean government and hackers over $1.5B heist

One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has moved to sue the North Korean regime and state-sponsored cybercr...

ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-March 2026

The Arsenal and the Statehouse: New Defense Firms, Venture Capital and State Industrial Policy

When Anduril announced a $910 million drone production facility in Ohio, it was not politics as usual. The main message ...

The U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025

Although the total value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 b...

United Kingdom launches safeguard investigation on polyethylene terephthalate

On 5 August 2026, the United Kingdom notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated, on the same day, ...

Is Washington Rewriting the North American Trade Agreement Around China?

Washington has repeatedly used trade policy and U.S. market access over the past decade to advance broader economic secu...

How to win the battle for critical minerals

In the struggle with China over critical-minerals supply chains, the United States and its partners should focus efforts...

Government funding before VC: the inverted capital stack for space startups

Many space startups seek, and often struggle to raise, venture capital to scale their businesses. Samson Williams argues...

Coldcard Users Lose $89m After Bitcoin Wallet Is Hacked

A hacker has drained nearly $89m from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets after exploiting a legacy bug

11 nations issue first-ever joint alert on North Korean IT worker schemes

The 11 member states of a multilateral initiative monitoring DPRK sanctions evasion issued a joint alert for the first t...

World Trade and Tech Day to explore policies to make AI work for inclusive trade

The WTO will host the first World Trade and Tech Day on 14 September at its headquarters in Geneva, bringing together tr...

North Korea’s economy grows over 3% annually since 2022: BOK

North Korea’s economic growth topped 3% for a third consecutive year in 2025, South Korea’s central bank announced Frida...

Global goods trade resilient in the first quarter of 2026 despite war in Middle East

World merchandise trade growth exceeded expectations in the first quarter of 2026 as surging trade in electronic compone...

Korean War concert in Moscow reveals North Korean labor supply scheme: footage

Russian officials exposed an apparent labor recruitment scheme in the Moscow region while attending a Korean War commemo...

Digital euro app to incorporate highest accessibility standards

First find Australia’s economic vulnerabilities, then vigorously fix them

Australia needs a government-led national audit to identify where it is most vulnerable to interruption of critical over...

Brazil initiates dispute regarding additional duties imposed by the United States

Brazil has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States regarding additional US duties on products origina...

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

ASML’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and the Limits of Reverse Engineering in China

In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce informed the Dutch company ASML that it suspects one of its extreme ultraviolet...

ECB wage tracker at 2.7% in Q1 2027, indicating stable negotiated wage pressures

The Quad is still treating critical minerals as a mining problem

China won the first critical minerals contest while Australia, India, Japan and the United States were still debating su...

North Korea’s trade rebounds as reliance on China reaches near-record high

North Korea expanded its foreign trade in 2025 and deepened its dependence on its key commercial partner China, a new RO...

US seeks UN blacklist for 7 vessels tied to sanctioned North Korea trade

The U.S. submitted a motion to designate seven more vessels suspected of breaching the North Korean sanctions regime Mon...

Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense

Taiwan produces the world’s most advanced semiconductors, yet the island’s own military is only in the opening stages of...

Philip R. Lane: Outlook for the euro area economy

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)

Zurich Trading Houses Report Shift in Commodity Finance Flows

Swiss traders describe a steady migration of commodity credit lines toward Gulf and Asian lenders.

South Korea detains cargo ship over suspected North Korean sanctions violations

South Korean authorities have detained a cargo ship over suspected violations of U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Seoul’s ...

Researchers Uncover North Korean 'ClickFake' Campaign Targeting Web3 Pros

In a new campaign, North Korean hacking group Famous Chollima targeted crypto professionals through ClickFix lures to de...

Leading cryptocurrency firm denies reports it hired a North Korean IT worker

A leading cryptocurrency firm disputed claims that it employed a North Korean information technology (IT) worker but ack...

Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base

There’s a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled. Alex ...

The arsenal's new owners

The space industrial base is undergoing major changes with new players and new investment. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Danie...

Identifying the Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to Popular Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes of Women

This investigation is a collaboration between Bellingcat and New Zealand news site The Press. You can read The Press’ pi...

Singapore Extends Lead as Asian Wealth Management Hub

Assets under management grew double digits again, driven by family office relocations and new fund incentives.

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Russian companies explore North Korea deals in meat, mining and machinery

A Russian agricultural giant is planning to ship tons of meat to North Korea, records show, as Russian firms traveled to...

Basel Committee Opens Review of Liquidity Rules After Spring Stress

Supervisors will revisit run-rate assumptions for digital deposits, citing the speed of recent bank runs.

Tax evasion in Moscow reveals early North Korean labor supply scheme: records

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court document...

Astropolitics and the post-Earth economy

A growing human presence in space means expanding beyond the realm of instantaneous communications we have become accust...