SILVER AND THE PRECIOUS METAL CRISIS / MACLEOD FINANCE

Silver and the precious metal crisis Steep price rises in silver lead to speculation about failures in derivatives. Mostly, it is ill-inform...

CRYPTO`S REAL THREAT TO BANKS / THE ECONOMIST

Crypto’s real threat to banks The industry is supplanting Wall Street’s privileged position on the American right Illustration: Satoshi Kamb...

WHY THE WORLD SHOULD WORRY ABOUT STABLECOINS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Why the world should worry about stablecoins Dollar-based digital currencies offer benefits for the US, but Britain and the EU are better of...

U.S. AND CHINA FIND A NEW INTERMEDIARY IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

US and China Find a New Intermediary in the Taiwan Strait Their outreach to the new KMT leader signals a shift toward managing, rather than ...

JAPAN TALKS TOUGH / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Japan Talks Tough Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, was not wrong when she recently said that the country must be prepared to defe...