British Central Bank Removes Images of Governors Over Slavery
The Bank of England (BoE) is to remove 10 paintings and busts of former governors and directors associated with the slave trade in the 18th...
ECB is Not Yet Thinking About Phasing Out Support
The European Central Bank (ECB) is really not thinking about phasing out support measures yet. This is what economists at ING infer from the minutes...
Strong Criticism of Lockdown, But New Zealand is Not Giving Up Yet
New Zealand went into a very strict lockdown last week due to one corona infection. "This approach has raised eyebrows all over the world, but...
Electric Cars are Allowed on Toll Roads in Russia for Free
The Russian government will allow electric cars to drive free of charge on toll roads from next year. This should encourage the use of electric...
Capitol Officer Acquitted for Shooting Woman in Storming
The agent who killed a woman during the storming of the US parliament by Trump supporters on January 6 has not been punished. The...
Russia Wants Google and Apple to Remove Navalny App
Russian media and internet regulator Roskomnadzor wants Google and Apple to remove opposition leader Alexei Navalny's app from their app store. The watchdog refers...
Police Investigate Bomb Threat in Capitol Neighbourhood
US police investigate a bomb threat near the US Capitol Building. A suspicious truck is parked nearby. The driver claims he is carrying a bomb....
WTO: Global Goods Trade at All-Time High
Global goods trade has risen to its all-time high. That is what the World Trade Organization (WTO) says based on its gauge that measures world...
Americans Spend Less in Stores Now That Land is Less Locked
Americans spent significantly less money in stores in July compared to a month earlier. Economists generally already considered that less would be spent in the...
War in Afghanistan Cost Huge: Thousands of American Soldiers Killed, More Than 800 Billion Dollars Spent
The Taliban have taken control of virtually all of Afghanistan at unprecedented speed, wiping out the efforts of the US-led coalition in the blink of...