Friday, 24 September 2021

“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 24 September)

This week’s top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT, risk management and much more

In this weeks selection;

Top Reads
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Thursday, 23 September 2021

The Evergrande Crisis Intensifies

Evergrande Group is everywhere. Here's what you actually need to know  

 

The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade

The six-day stranding of the "Ever Given" in the Suez Canal last March did something incredibly rare: it made regular people care about shipping, the means by which more than 80% of the world’s goods are transported. It took only one wrong turn for the container ship to bring a critical trading artery to a standstill. This is how a $1 billion worth of cargo got stuck, freed and impounded as the courts took over. 

 

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Ray Dalio on Evergrande, China, Bitcoin and the Fed

Ray Dalio, founder and co-chief investment officer at Bridgewater Associates, talks about the China Evergrande Group’s debt crisis, doing business in China, the value of Bitcoin and when the Federal Reserve might start to taper its monthly bond purchases. He spoke to Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance" from the Greenwich Economic Forum in Connecticut.

Evergrande - A Simple Explanation And Thoughts from the "Uneducated Economist"

Sunday, 19 September 2021

Cybercrime Rising on Telegram? & SEC Seeks Crypto Regulation

Boom Bust - New reports from the Financial Times and Cyberint have shown that cybercrime is on the rise on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. Boom Bust's Ben Swann brings us up to speed on the investigation and what it means for the service. (1:01) Then we turn to the ongoing labor shortage in the United States as the restaurant industry continues to bear the brunt of it. RT's Sayeh Tavangar brings us an on-the-ground report from the struggling sector. (6:28) And SEC head Gary Ginsler has called for greater control of the cryptocurrency industry this week on Capitol Hill. Boom Bust's Christy Ai and Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute weigh in on the fintech's legal grey area. (16:21

 

Saturday, 18 September 2021

“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 17 September)

This week’s top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT, risk management and much more

In this weeks selection;

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