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DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 21: Participants watch US President Donald Trump speak from the podium at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMarkets and some European leaders welcomed the news that U.S. President Donald Trump declined to impose additional tariffs on European countries, but others were confused.President Trump told CNBC on Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte have “the idea of ​​a deal”, shortly after declaring on Truth Social that he would not proceed with the tax he had threatened to impose on eight…

As the crypto market matures, more and more traders are facing practical problems. How can you actively trade in a never-stop market without being mentally present all the time? The answer is increasingly not better predictions or faster reactions, but strategic trading executed according to predefined rules rather than moment-to-moment decisions. On many platforms, that change is expressed through trading bots, which translate strategies into consistent execution. In a recent conversation with BeInCrypto, Phemex CEO Federico Variola talks about how these dynamics are impacting the way traders execute, and why strategy-driven tools, including trading bots, are increasingly being used to…

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CHONGQING, CHINA – JANUARY 16: An old man walks down a street with high-rise residential buildings under construction in the background, with tower cranes and overhead power lines visible, on January 16, 2026 in Chongqing, China. Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFitch Ratings warned that the sharp downturn in Chinese investment is amplifying credit risks across the economy, particularly in the homebuilding, real estate, banking and construction sectors, and that the economic slowdown is weighing on China’s growth and ability to service its debt. China’s fixed asset investment (FAI) will fall by 3.8% to 48.52 trillion yuan…

The frigid region of the southern plains The storm will likely begin in the southern Plains on Friday, causing extensive damage first in Texas and Oklahoma, before moving east, bringing heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, making travel impossible.But perhaps the biggest threat to the region is the subzero temperatures that will set in as the snow and ice melt. As of Tuesday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott had already activated the state’s emergency response resources. The state Department of Transportation will provide pre-treatment and post-treatment of roads and assist with traffic regulation. The Emergency Management Division will provide a…

News reports about China’s Justice Mission 2025 military exercises around Taiwan are shown on a giant screen in Beijing, China, December 30, 2025. Wang Tingju | ReutersChina has stepped up its criticism of the Taiwan-US trade deal reached last week, warning that it benefits Washington while undermining Taiwan’s industrial strength. The trade deal lowered U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese exports to 15% and gave Taipei billions of dollars in additional investment in the United States. Peng Qing-keun, a spokesperson for the China-Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that the deal “will only dry up Taiwan’s economic benefits” and accused Taiwan’s ruling…

Shoppers browse fruit and vegetables on sale at an indoor market in Sheffield, England. The OECD recently predicted that the UK will experience the highest inflation this year among developed countries.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBritain’s inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, higher than the 3.3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.Inflation fell sharply to 3.2% in the 12-month period ending in November, data that prompted the Bank of England to cut interest rates at its final meeting of the year last month.Core inflation, which excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, stood at 3.2% in December, unchanged from November,…

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Posted by Senator Ihenyen, Lead Partner at Infusion Lawyers and currently Executive Chair of the Steering Committee of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Association (VASPA). As the first dust settles on the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Circular No. 26-1 outlining new minimum capital requirements for capital market operators (CMOs), a troubling picture is beginning to take shape. Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) are currently classified as CMOs, and a comparison with global digital asset regulatory regimes shows that Nigeria’s new minimum capital requirement of ₦2 billion (approximately $1.4 million) for Digital Asset Exchanges (DAX) is not only high,…

A longtime U.S. ally announced it had abandoned a massive prison in northeastern Syria housing thousands of Islamic State militants and their families.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday that it had redeployed from al-Hol camp to a nearby city, citing “international apathy” as the reason for the withdrawal. The move comes amid escalating fighting between the SDF and fighters loyal to the Syrian government, and after reports of a ceasefire between the two sides. “This is due to international indifference to the issue of the terrorist organization ISIS and the failure of the international community to fulfill…