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Ladybug Resource Group Provides Details on Feasibility Study Evaluating Expansion Into AI Infrastructure and Robotics Manufacturing
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (311+ words) Early-Stage Study, Supported by Independent Advisor, Will Evaluate Demand, Capabilities, Capacity, and Capital Needs for Precision Components Serving AI and Robotics Markets The study is an evaluation, not a decision. The information below reflects current management intentions as of the…...
Opinion: Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in capitalism
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1034+ words) By Vanesa Brashier, editor and publisher of Bluebonnet News Somewhere along the way, capitalism became a dirty word. I am not exactly sure when that happened, but I am not imagining it. A Gallup poll in September 2025 found that only…...
Offshore Currencies: A Different Way to Manage Capital Flows
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1115+ words) When investors think about currency policy, they usually picture interest rate decisions, foreign exchange interventions, or restrictions on moving money abroad. Yet governments can also influence international finance through a less visible mechanism: controlling how much of their currency is…...
Two US professors win Nobel economics prize
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (164+ words) Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson were recognized for research on global prosperity. How do institutional systems affect countries’ development? The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureates have been announced. According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, this year’s prize was awarded…...
Two American Economists Win Nobel for Models Used to Tame Economic Shocks
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (624+ words) American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for research that shaped the models central banks and governments use to respond to economic shocks, such as energy crises and bouts of inflation,…...
Has gold delivered as a geopolitical hedge?
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (144+ words) Gold is often viewed as the ultimate safe-haven asset, expected to rally whenever geopolitical tensions rise. For South African investors, however, the outcome is shaped by two variables: the international gold price and the rand-US dollar exchange rate. Rand weakness…...
FOREX REVIEW: a volatile week
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (452+ words) The renminbi has ended a volatile week weaker against the US dollar despite briefly reaching its strongest level in more than three years, as expectations of further Federal Reserve rate increases revived demand for the dollar. Onshore USD/CNY closed…...
FOREX REVIEW: rate pressures
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (337+ words) China Economic Review China’s renminbi has strengthened modestly against the US dollar despite renewed dollar strength globally, as Beijing has faced growing European pressure over its exchange-rate policy and substantial trade surplus. Offshore USD/CNH closed Friday at 6.6930, down from…...
2 American economists win Nobel for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks
35+ min ago (878+ words) By KOSTYA MANENKOV, STEFANIE DAZIO and PAUL WISEMAN The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, noting that their work created the theoretical foundation to better understand how consumers decide whether to save or spend, insights that…...
Americans’ Inflation Expectations Hit Highest Level Since 2023 as Their Financial Outlook Worsens: New York Fed Survey
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (343+ words) Americans are becoming more pessimistic about their financial situation as they expect inflation to remain elevated over the coming year. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its September Survey of Consumer Expectations on Wednesday, showing that one-year inflation…...