International Economic
Treasury's Yellen pushes back on need for sanctions on China to deter against aid for Russia
America's Secretary of the Treasury argued against imposing sanctions on China as a partner to Russia.
US consumer confidence slips amid as accelerating inflation hits finances, economic outlook
Consumer confidence in the US continued to slip lower in March as concern about mounting inflation dragged on American's outlook for their own finances and the wider national economy.
US, EU agree increased LNG exports to cut reliance on Russia supply
The US and EU on Friday struck a deal to increase exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the block and cut its dependence on Russian energy.
Russia and its suggestion of Bitcoin as payment for gas and oil trigger cryptocurrencies to reach $2 trillion
The cryptocurrency market may have found the catalyst that experts were hoping for to come out of its long consolidation and for Bitcoin to break through the huge resistance of $45,500 / $46,000 once and for all. The mere mention of Bitcoin as a means of payment in exchange for Russian oil and gas, by a country that will only accept Turkish lira, yuan, rubles and, of course, gold has been a revulsive for these assets, which continue to extend their recent highs.
German business sentiment tumbles in March
German business sentiment nosedived in March as the conflict in Ukraine weighed, according to a survey released on Friday by the Ifo Institute.