ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) is participating as a “Knowledge Partner” in the second edition of the Global Media Congress, to be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition …

BLOOMBERG The rally in stocks sputtered with traders once again watching policy makers for clues on whether they’ll dial back their higher-for-longer stance on interest rates. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index slipped 0.3% and US equity futures traded flat. Oil hovered near a three-month low after plunging almost 7% over the previous two sessions. Yields on 10-year Treasuries held below 4.5%.  …

BLOOMBERG It took just over 18 months, but Bitcoin is finally back to where it traded before the event that precipitated the last crypto crash. The dominant cryptocurrency rose as much as 3.6% to $36,856 on Thursday. That’s the highest since May 6, 2022 — just before the TerraUSD stablecoin collapsed and ignited a daisy chain of failures across the …