Tag: BRICS

Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage edges higher, ending a seven-week slide

MarketMarch 13, 2025

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher this week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring...

In Bhutan, bitcoin reserves are already common currency

CryptoMarch 13, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Donald Trump may have called for a strategic bitcoin reserve — but while the US president grabs...

BRICS nations agree to boost trade, financial settlement in local currencies

EconomyOctober 23, 2024

Kazan: BRICS nations on Wednesday agreed to strengthen trade and financial settlement in local currencies, study feasibility of an independent cross-border settlement and...