The US major indices close mixed but are down for the month of March/down for the year Fed's Barkin: Its going to take a while before we get clarity on tariff impact. Fed's Williams: Its early days in figuring out impact of tariffs Crude oil settles at $71.48 Trump: Yeman's Iran backed Houthis have been…

Far-right leader vows to contest verdict that jeopardises her ambitions to run for French presidency in 2027

What are crypto-based mortgages? Crypto-backed mortgages are a kind of loan where borrowers use their cryptocurrency holdings, such as Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH), as collateral to secure financing for real estate purchases. This approach allows you to access funds without selling…

Military government has lost control of much of country riven by armed conflict and crime

Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for a strengthening of the deterrence against China

Ether's (ETH) declining appeal as an investment comes from layer-2’s draining value from the main network and a lack of community pushback on excessive token creation, a crypto venture capitalist says. “The #1 cause of this is greedy Eth L2s siphoning value from the L1 and the social consensus that excess token creation was A-OK,”…

Former TSMC executive Chiang Shang-Yi says Intel is no longer a chip industry leader and should stop chasing cutting-edge nodes, instead merging with mature chipmakers like UMC or GlobalFoundries to stay competitive. read more

Boycott Tesla if it makes you feel better — but the best critiques of Trump and Musk will come from the US itself

Stepping in to save the media outlet after US cuts could help European democracies develop a wider strategy for combating Russian disinformation, argues Peter Pomerantsev

Just a heads up on that as this will affect the timing of economic data releases and market open hours, all being an hour earlier. That is if you're not from the region itself of course. …