Economy

Mastercard's new Crypto Partner Program brings Binance, PayPal, Ripple and 82 others into its global payment rails. We break down what it means for cross-border payments, stablecoins, and your wallet.

A container ship operated by Ocean Network Express, backed by Japan's three major shipping lines, was damaged in the Persian Gulf amid escalating US-Iran-Israel tensions. Here's what it means for global energy and trade.

Ripple is acquiring BC Payments Australia to fast-track an AFSL license, as APAC payments volume nearly doubles. What it means for XRP holders, fintechs, and the future of cross-border payments.

Middle East conflicts are exposing a brutal cost asymmetry in air defense. Lasers, smart radars, and drone swarms are reshaping how nations think about protecting their skies—and their budgets.

US consumer prices likely climbed again in February as tariff pressures and Iran tensions push inflation back into focus. What it means for your wallet, your rates, and your portfolio.

The Fed, BOJ, ECB, and four other major central banks announce rate decisions next week as war-driven oil spikes reignite inflation fears. What it means for Bitcoin and risk assets.

A military conflict involving Iran could send oil above $150 a barrel. Here's what that means for energy markets, household budgets, and global economic stability.

As Iran's political landscape shifts, ordinary Iranians are recalculating whether regime change is worth the economic pain, instability, and uncertainty that follows.

Gulf shipping disruptions are throttling global sulphur flows — a raw material so embedded in modern industry that its shortage ripples through fertilizers, semiconductors, and steel.

The Iran war has exposed Taiwan's deep dependence on Middle Eastern energy — and the island makes most of the world's advanced chips. Here's what's at stake for global supply chains.

Indonesia's coal and nickel production cuts were meant to prop up prices. Now the Iran war has done that job instead—and miners are furious they can't cash in.

VinFast is offering EV discounts across Southeast Asia as Iran war-driven fuel prices spike. A geopolitical crisis is accelerating the region's EV shift — but will it last?