Yet another use of Brexit found: now it is an excuse for high inflation
Bank of England policy maker Catherine Mann has announced her position on Brexit. She blames inflation for the UK’s departure from the EU. Mann is an American economist…
Continue ReadingAt least 52,000 properties in UK have “anonymous” owners
Nearly 52,000 properties in the UK are still owned by anonymous owners, including kleptocrats and oligarchs, despite the introduction of rules requiring them to disclose their identity. Transparency…
Continue ReadingBritish CBDC may go live in 2030
The Bank of England (BoE) and the Ministry of Finance believe that the United Kingdom should probably create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2030. It was…
Continue ReadingGovernment don’t abandon dreams of making the UK a ‘crypto hub’
The United Kingdom (UK), cannot afford to lag behind and has outlined plans to regulate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. All this under the guise of consumer protection. The UK…
Continue ReadingDmitry Krivitsky misses the good old times, pledges help in tracking down Russian assets
Dmitry Krivitsky is a highly controversial person. We have little doubt that he would be now in Russia, without the criminal case and investigation, he could be one…
Continue ReadingBank of England puts interest rates at the highest level since 2008 crisis
The Bank of England (BoE), raised the main interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday as expected. It now stands at 4 percent, the highest level since…
Continue ReadingChina warns AUKUS deal on nuclear subs could be viewed as a hostile action
China strongly objects to further cooperation between Britain, the US and Australia on nuclear submarines, the Foreign Ministry said in a regular briefing on Friday. Chinese Foreign Ministry…
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