The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) detailed in a new report how illicit activity in cryptocurrencies could be identified, including an overview of exchanges in…
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Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of leading crypto exchange Coinbase, lambasted Apple Inc over the weekend, claiming the tech giant was undermining people’s ability to…
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offered grants of up to $625,000 to tech companies who develop ways to aid the tax agency in tracing…
The world order is evolving, with countries such as China now provide international services, including development assistance and investment. New regional organizations, such as the…
Ukraine President nominated Kyrylo Sheychenko, who is head of the state-run Ukrgasbank, as new governor of the central bank two weeks after his predecessor left…
Facebook, World Bank, and the OECD surveyed 30,000 SMBs in 50 countries. They found that 26% closed between January and May. 74% of those businesses…
Throughout his whole life, Ed Bugos, Senior Investment Analyst and Financial Editor at The Dollar Vigilante, always thought that the common cold would wipe humans…
Although public debt has swelled to the highest in history, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Friday that cutting stimulus could undermine the recovery and…
The worst global economic crisis since World War II might push up to 100 million people into poverty, warns the World Bank. The international financial…
Leading international organizations on nutrition, including Action Against Hunger, Concern Worldwide, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, and World Vision, wrote a letter…
The “unprecedented” fiscal policy response of 11 trillion U.S. dollars worldwide has pushed global public debt to reach a record high, according to the International…
International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath has advised governments to implement “equity-like” support instead of loans as firms increasingly become insolvent due to lower…
“Inflation is the opium of the people.” – Henry Hazlitt Proponents of inflation say it will “get the wheels of industry turning” and that it…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he would not subject the country to the oversight by the “troika” of the EU, the European Central Bank,…
A China-based vaccine company teamed with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in pursuit of producing the world’s first vaccine, earning the first approval for the…
“Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining…
The UK must borrow more than 400 billion pounds over two years. The coronavirus response has led to a recession, taking a toll on public…
The UK High Court ruled against Venezuela’s government in a legal battle regarding whether or not Venezuela could recall its $1bn of gold stored in…
The EMP Task Force and National and Homeland Security released a report on China’s ability to launch an Electromagnetic Pulse attack on the United States.…
The Federal Reserve demonstrates that household wealth declined by $6.5 trillion from the end of 2019 to March 2020. The loss stems from a sharp…
The International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth forecast for this year and next in the wake of “The Great Lockdown.” The IMF forecasts a…
The Great Lockdown will lead to the worst depression since World War II. Not since 1870 have so many economies simultaneously experienced declines in per…
As economies begin to close again, with politicians citing increases in COVID-19 cases, retail sales have been on the increase. For instance, retail sales rose…
75 years after the creation of the Bretton Woods conference, The IMF is saying now is the hour of the Special Drawing Right (SDR), which…
Trans-humanists take solace in living forever. “If you ask me today, is it possible to live to be 500? The answer is yes,” said Bill…
Honeywell International has developed the world’s most powerful quantum computer, which the company believes will lead to the creation of an entire new industry. Honeywell…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday that the economy needs more help to economic stimulus to power through the economic impacts of…
The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress pursue legislation to limit protections enjoyed by big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook. U.S.…
As President Trump faces criticism to withdraw thousands of U.S troops from Germany, he told West Point’s graduating class on Saturday that their job will…
Stephen Roach, a leading authority on Asia, is worried of a quickly shifting global order and the U.S. budget deficit, suggesting it might spark a…
54 scientists resigned or were fired amidst a continuing investigation by the National Institutes of Health into the failure of NIH grantees to disclose financial…
85% of independent restaurants may be forced to close by the end of 2021, according to a report commissioned by the Independent Restaurant Coalition. “What…
Afrikanus Kofi Akosah Adusei (Frisco d’Anconia) is a journalist by profession and a Free Market Policy analyst. Through Africa Youth Peace Call which he founded…
Protesting police brutality is a legitimate cause. But, we all must be cognizant of the fact that we are being played off each other via…
As lockdowns persist, and protests sweep across the US, the world’s public figures are calling for a “greener, smarter and fairer world.” 170 nations will…
The National Bureau of Economic Research Monday said that the COVID-19 crisis launched the US economy into a recession, thus ending the longest economic expansion…
After this week’s looting and ransacking in Manhattan and The Bronx, Lucy Hosley, a 69-year old co-owner of the Valentine Deli, was seen on a…
Decentralized finance, colloquially known as DeFi, is having a moment. Many DeFI projects are in the works, creating a renewed excitement around Ethereum and the…
Tom Luongo runs Gold Goats ‘N Guns . He is a former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist who now…
W. Scott Stornetta has been called a founding father of blockchain technology. Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, cited him several times in the…
Jason Harris is the founder of Jerome Baker Designs, a leading purveyor of functional glass art, and has accepted Bitcoin for his glass art for…
Dominic Frisby is a British author, comedian and voice actor. He is also a financial writer. His latest book is Daylight Robbery- How Tax Shaped…
Consumer demand for Campbell soup continues to increase, with the company’s soup sales increasing 35% during its fiscal third quarter. “We do expect the stickiness,…
Number of contracts for Manhattan apartments were down nearly 84% from May 2020 to May 2019. While there were a total of 160 contracts signed…
After two secessions held in Beijing, China is drafting legislation to protect cryptocurrency inheritances. A draft of the country’s Civil Code was adopted, which regulates…
Swiss exports of gold to the United States increased to 111.7 tons in April, representing the largest monthly total on record, as shipments to other…
President Trump called nation’s governors “weak” on Monday for failing to maintain law and order over the weekend in their states.”Washington was under very good…
Nearly two billion people, more than half of the world’s workforce, could lose their job or move into part-time work in 2020, according to a…