Financial news and updates
In late November 2025, debt-related products distributed through the Zhejiang Financial Assets Exchange Center entered default. More than 15,000 onshore investors were affected, impacting approximatel...
India’s launch of the e-B-4 “Production Investment Business Visa” for Chinese nationals, effective January 1, allows stays of up to six months, with processing times of around 50 days. The visa’s timi...
In late December, Tehran’s bazaar merchants began protesting against Iran’s theocratic rulers over the sharp collapse of the currency. These protests quickly spread nationwide, although the level of p...
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s fixer, has entered the Iran mess and is now talking to Iran’s leaders. This is a very bad sign for the Iranian revolution, because Witkoff’s approach is to fix “proble...
Days of protest across Iran have left hundreds dead and many more injured. Attempts by Iranian authorities to quell dissent through a near-total internet blackout point to the pivotal role of social m...
The US is saber-rattling over Greenland once again. The vast island’s natural resources are back on the agenda, a year after then-US national security advisor Michael Waltz announced: “This is about c...
Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran carries consequences that extend far beyond Tehran. The moment Washington links Iran policy to global trade enforcemen...