Month: January 2026

Global financial markets opened the new week on Monday under clear risk-averse conditions, as investors weighed renewed geopolitical uncertainty linked ...

Global billionaire wealth hits new record as poverty reduction stalls

The world witnessed a record surge in billionaire creation last year, with total billionaire wealth climbing to an estimated $18.3tn ...

Japanese stocks open cautiously as investors weigh global risks

Japan’s equity market opened the week on a cautious note on Monday, with major indices edging lower in early trading ...

Trump escalates greenland crisis with tariffs and renewed takeover rhetoric

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again placed Greenland at the centre of international debate, reigniting controversy by renewing political ...

MSTRpay boots on the ground: where fintech meets real life

MSTRpay is not being built from a boardroom. It is being built from the street. In The Gambia and Senegal, ...

Museveni declared winner in Uganda vote as opposition rejects result

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the country’s latest election, extending his decades-long grip on power, ...

Republicans begin to turn on Trump’s conduct and leadership style

A growing number of senior Republicans are openly distancing themselves from Donald Trump, warning that his confrontational behaviour, erratic foreign ...

How China exploits Trump’s foreign policy to expand its global influence

China has moved swiftly to capitalise on the uncertainty and fragmentation created by Donald Trump’s foreign policy, using diplomatic consistency, ...

Bolton warns Trump’s Greenland tariff threats are his most dangerous move yet