#geopolitical-events

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US Elections
fromFast Company
1 day ago

After huge bets on the Iran strikes, do Polymarket and Kalshi face a trust crisis?

Prediction markets like Polymarket enable wagering on real-world events, but suspicious patterns of insider trading and advance knowledge among winners raise serious regulatory and ethical concerns.
fromFortune
8 months ago

Markets rise after ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold

"If it turns out that inflation pressures do remain contained, we will get to a place where we cut rates sooner rather than later, but I wouldn't want to point to a particular meeting."
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Fuel tanker rates surge as Middle East crisis worries markets business live

European stock markets are opening in the red, with London’s FTSE 100 down by 0.5% and Germany’s DAX dropping nearly 1% amid geopolitical tensions.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe can seize an advantage | Will Hutton

The near collapse of the US$29tn market in government debt threatens the stability of the American financial system, showcasing the fragility of reliance on US debt.
UK politics
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