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By bullying Jerome Powell with subpeonas and threats and insults, Trump is gambling with the world’s reserve currency. Stable genius American presidents once understood instinctively that you do not casually undermine your own currency — and therefore you must respect your central bank. Donald Trump does not. In a series of strident broadsides against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom...

Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticized a plan by the new Czech government to abolish the broadcasting license fee, an economic lifeline for public media, without providing any structural alternative for funding public media. The NGO on Monday called on Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Minister of Culture Oto Klempir to take industry stakeholders’ opinions into...

● Non-alcoholic drinks brands deliver 69% return over 5 years while alcohol giants flounder, losing 26% over the same period ● Returns reflect growing demand for zero and low-alcohol alternatives ● Fitness and energy drink company Celsius leads gains with 211% return while spirits groups drag alcohol basket lower As many around the world plan a booze-free start to the year, new...

Romania has been gripped by a cold spell in recent days with the iciest night this winter expected overnight. Meteorologists are forecasting temperatures between -20C and -10C. In the capital, hit by snow in recent days, temperatures plunged to -14C overnight with a slight respite during the day although it will remain well subzero. Weather forecasters say the cold snap will...

The Romanian government made a series of declarations on Sunday, after both taxpayers and some local authorities expressed their dissatisfaction with the increase in local taxes imposed by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan from January 1.  The PM responded that the increase in taxes on buildings, land and vehicles will bring additional revenues to local budgets estimated at 3.7 billion lei...

A handy primer for Donald Trump One of the most astonishing things about the horrific ICE shooting in Minnesota is how casually and brazenly the President of the United States has lied about something that billions of people can watch for themselves. Talking to reporters about the murder of Renee Good by one of his goons, Trump said: “She behaved horribly....

US President Donald Trump has called on Cuba to "make a deal" or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would cease. Trump turned his attention to Cuba after US forces seized Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro in a 3 January raid on its capital, Caracas. Venezuela which is a long-standing ally of Cuba is reported to send...

rQuiet talks in Paris, backed by Washington, signal a major shift after decades of hostility — and could become a rare, legitimate foreign-policy success for the Trump team Something significant is happening between Israel and Syria, and it deserves more attention than it is getting. Under U.S. sponsorship, Israeli and Syrian officials have been meeting in Paris and have agreed...

The price of precious metals have risen recently, particularly after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This is a typical phenomenon geopolitical risks rise, with investors moving their money into “safe-haven assets”.  Gold was about 2.2% higher at $4,424 an ounce.  The price of silver was up by 3.9% an ounce.  Both gold and silver hit record highs in 2025 before...

Border guards and customs officials at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă Airport have seized two kilograms of gold jewelry, luxury watches and money and are investigating two women on smuggling charges. Two women, both Romanian citizens, aged 20 and 49, tried to enter the country on Friday afternoon from a flight from Dubai. After completing border formalities, the pair tried to pass...