The TrueUSD stablecoin, a token that was little known until this year, now makes up the largest Bitcoin trading pair in a major shift spurred by the Binance crypto exchange, according to data provider Kaiko.
India is looking to procure more natural gas from abroad as a heat wave pushes the nation’s power demand to record levels.
Australia, one of the world’s biggest per-capita polluters, intends to start a green financing program from the middle of next year, in the latest move by the government elected in May to end the nation’s reputation as a climate laggard.
Lithuania plans to disconnect its power grid from Russia’s to gauge the Baltic country’s ability to sever its last remaining energy link to Moscow.
One of the most surprising victims of the recent US banking crisis is a Swedish pension fund responsible for managing the retirement funds for a quarter of the country’s population.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang defended his nation’s development approach at an event attended by foreign executives Friday, while also warning that it will not compromise on Taiwan.
Japan investors bought about 140 billion yen ($1 billion) of Credit Suisse Group AG’s bonds that were written off when the Swiss bank was suddenly sold last month, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said.
China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp. said it’s scrapping its takeover bid for Australian explorer Essential Metals Ltd. after failing to secure enough support from the target’s shareholders.
Asian equities followed losses on Wall Street after US data showed a softening in manufacturing and the labor market. The dollar and yen strengthened on concern of rising tensions between America and China.
Sweden’s real estate agents expect no imminent reversal of one of the world’s biggest housing price declines that shaved some 15% off the value of homes in the Nordic country.
