Gold's meteoric rise: Rally or red flag for 2025 investors?

Spot gold in the London market breached $4,350 an ounce this week, marking a historic high. In India, prices have soared past ₹1,31,000 per 10 grams, in MCX, just ahead of the festive season. Since the beginning of August 2025, domestic gold...

France’s ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail

Nicolas Sarkozy is to become the first former head of an EU country to serve time behind bars - Copyright AFP/File Philippe LOPEZ Nicolas Gaudichet France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan...

Europe must act “in a more offensive way” toward China trade, Bundesbank's Nagel says

According to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel during a financial gathering in Washington, Europe must stop acting timidly in its trade relationship with China and start defending its own economic interests “in a more offensive way.” Nagel said,...

Brexit to slow UK economic growth, says Bank of England chief

Source: Reuters Brexit is likely to weigh on British economic growth over the coming years and businesses are only likely to partially adapt over time, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Saturday. “If you ask me what the impact is on...

Russian diplomat notes EU, NATO determination to continue fighting until last Ukrainian

VIENNA, October 19. /TASS/. Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, noted the European Union and NATO’s determination to continue the conflict in Ukraine until the last...

S&P lowers France's credit rating, maintaining stable outlook

(MENAFN) On Friday, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded France’s credit rating to “A+/A-1” while maintaining a “stable” outlook. The international rating agency highlighted that, even though the 2026 budget draft was submitted to parliament this...

AI finance risks require new digital skills, CySEC warns

The financial world is undergoing a “radical transformation” driven by new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), open finance, and Big Data analytics, according to Panikkos Vakkou, Vice Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange...

Bosnia, Croatia Discuss New EU-Funded Cross-Border Projects

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 18. The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Croatia, Elma Kovačević-Bajtal, met with the Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia, Nataša...

Sanwo-Olu, European Union Target 70 Electric Ferries On Lagos Inland Waterways

As part of efforts to improve the transport system in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the much-anticipated Omi Eko project on Friday. By 2030, the project is expected to have over 70 electric-powered vessels and 20 upgraded...

S&P Lowers France’s Credit Rating Amid Fiscal Uncertainty

(MENAFN) On Friday, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded France’s credit rating from “AA-/A-1+” to “A+/A-1,” maintaining a “stable” outlook despite the recent submission of the 2026 budget draft to parliament. The global credit rating agency...

Octafx Ponzi Scam: Kingpin Held In Spain, ED Seizes Rs 2,385 Crore Crypto Assets

(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) In a major success, the ED's efforts have resulted in the arrest of a Spanish mastermind behind the unauthorised operation of forex trading platform OctaFX and the agency has issued orders attaching its movable...

If you’ve not taken this financial step by 35 you’re set to lose out on £180,000

This is a nice way to save money – but doing something else will get you further (Picture: Getty Images) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Investing isn’t a sexy topic, and so many of us don’t put...

Como v Juventus tops continental Europe Sunday fare

Clubs are a study in contrasts. On Sunday, many football aficionados will zero in on the clash between Como and Juventus in Italy’s Serie A. It’s likely to be a hard-fought affair with the sides currently positioned eighth and fifth, respectively,...

France’s far-right reckoning is delayed, not denied

NEW YORK – On Oct. 6, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after just 27 days in office, making him the shortest-serving premier in the history of the Fifth Republic and the fourth to fall in 13 months. His government collapsed before...

Brexit Will Damage The UK Economy 'For The Foreseeable Future', Says Bank Of England Chief

Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray demonstrates outside parliament in 2021. Brexit will damage the UK economy “for the foreseeable future”, the head of the Bank of England has admitted. In comments which will be welcomed by campaigners to rejoin the...

US Backs New IMF Credit Program for Ukraine Supported by EU Loan Initiative

The United States supports the IMF’s new lending program for Ukraine, as well as the European Union’s initiative to provide Kyiv with a loan backed by frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the West. Such statements were made during a...

The little known European city with a beautiful Christmas market not flooded with tourists

The city used to be an Alpine playground for the rich(Image: Getty Images) While the balmy days of summer may be a distant memory as the autumn chill starts to creep in, it doesn't mean you can't still indulge in a delightful European getaway as...

Border order: Geneva schools kick out Swiss kids living in France

Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are now being elbowed out of Genevan schools. The Geneva authorities' decision to bar pupils who live in the...

Britain needs to see the bigger picture on China

People don’t like being spied on. We can take that as a given. When Edward Snowden revealed in the early 2010s that the US and others had been systematically, and covertly, looking at emails and other data from online activity by citizens, there...

Robinhood tokenizes 493 US stocks and ETFs on Arbitrum for EU users

Robinhood has pushed 493 US stocks and ETFs onto the Arbitrum blockchain, opening the gates for crypto-based trading of American assets across the European Union, and the rollout includes 80 new stock tokens added in just the past ten days. Data...