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MicroStrategy Inc. purchased about 27,200 Bitcoin for around $2.03 billion, in one of the largest acquisitions of the digital asset by the crypto hedge-fund proxy.

The UK plans to begin issuing digital gilts within the next two years, as the government latches onto technology it’s been slow to embrace.

The green investing revolution never stood a chance in the US once ensnared by the culture wars, but that wasn’t the only cause of death

The European Union sees very limited progress in negotiations with China aimed at finding an alternative to tariffs on electric vehicles and the bloc currently sees little prospect of a quick deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US economy has remained remarkably strong as the central bank progressed in beating back inflation, but the Fed was still “not all the way home.”

China’s trade surplus is on track to hit a fresh record this year, increasingly leaving it on a collision course with some of the world’s biggest economies by aggravating an imbalance in global commerce that risks provoking President-elect Donald Trump.

Catch up: Trump speaks to Putin; Bitcoin surges to a record high

China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on Saturday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy.

Catch up: Trump speaks to Putin; Bitcoin surges to a record high

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong declined after a high-profile legislative meeting let down some investors who had been hoping for large-scale stimulus to revive domestic demand and combat deflation.

The bond-market selloff unleashed by Donald Trump’s presidential victory last week ended almost as quickly as it began.

President-Elect Donald Trump will follow through on his plans to hit imports with tariffs but is likely to carve out exemptions for sectors such as Canadian oil and gas, former US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann said a December interest-rate cut is a possibility but by no means guaranteed, according to an interview with Kleine Zeitung published on Sunday.

Catch up: Qatar stops mediating; anger in Valencia

Catch up: Qatar stops mediating; anger in Valencia

US inflation probably moved sideways at best in October, highlighting the uneven path of easing price pressures in the home stretch toward the Federal Reserve’s target.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said a strong economy and higher productivity growth may drive the US central bank to cut interest rates less than previously expected.

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said officials shouldn’t hurry in loosening monetary policy.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose massive new tariffs upon entering office on Jan. 20, calling them “the greatest thing ever invented.” And unlike some of his other campaign promises, he’s been consistent, repeatedly suggesting he’ll impose a 10% to 20% tariff on all foreign goods and a tariff of 60% or higher on products coming from China.

Taiwan relies on the US to defend it against China, but Trump’s transactional approach raises questions about his commitment to the island democracy.

Emboldened by his triumph, the president-elect will enter the White House in January ready to make good on these MAGA campaign promises.

Taiwan's coast guard said on Friday it would offer rewards worth thousands of dollars for spotting Chinese activity at sea, including warships or submarines, saying it was harnessing "people power" to boost its own limited workforce.

Dozens of vacancies could open in the appeals courts that decide on pressing and far-reaching issues, from financial regulations to abortion.

The industry made a $135 million bet on the election. It paid off spectacularly.

Elon Musk’s net worth has surpassed $300 billion for the first time in almost three years, as shares of Tesla Inc. soar on bets that his close ties with President-elect Donald Trump will bolster the company.

Auf den Sieg von Donald Trump bei der US-Präsidentschaftswahl hat China vorerst zurückhaltend reagiert. Einem knapp formulierten Glückwunsch folgten unmittelbar Appelle und Warnungen. Die Handelsbeziehungen zwischen den Großmächten sind angespannt, die Zukunft ungewiss. Die Folgen für den Rest der Welt ebenso.