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MONEY FLOWS The World’s 10 Largest Investment Firms

13Sep

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Capitalism, Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Global Economics, Types of News: Infographic

MONEY FLOWS The World’s 10 Largest Investment Firms

Who's Managing the World's Money, and Why It Matters September 13, 2026—Here is a look at the world's largest investment firms and a review of why their decisions matter to populations everywhere. As citizens in the United States and around the world look for ways to regain and assert economic power, one way is to understand who makes decisions about capital flows. A Trillion Dollar Industry Defined Private asset management (AUM) is a multi-trillion dollar industry. It impacts decisions on investments and money flows. Asset management (AUM) includes mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds and other structured funds managed by investment firms. Two of the largest firms, BlackRock and Vanguard, account for a combined $25 trillion. Here’s the top ten. The World's largest investment firms...

A Guide to Economic Empowerment: Policy, Anti-Corruption, and Inclusive Capitalism

24Apr

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Capitalism, Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Global Economics, Human rights

A Guide to Economic Empowerment: Policy, Anti-Corruption, and Inclusive Capitalism

How Consumers, Savers, and Citizens Have the Power to Transform Society for the Better Economic power of the consumer. Economic empowerment is the idea that individuals are free to make decisions over their own lives and equipped to influence the world around them through everyday decisions. Everyone engages in the economy. Citizens with economic power assert influence through spending, savings, and charitable decisions. Every act itself is a means of asserting individual impact—or at least it has the potential to do so. This recognizes that democracy is not only about elections and governance. It is built on a foundation of empowering society. An empowered citizenry is better able to hold government accountable and serve the interests of the population. Economics factors into...

AI Reshaping the Corporate Credit Market

15Apr

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Big Tech, Digital Economy, Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Types of News: Brief

AI Reshaping the Corporate Credit Market

April 15, 2026—The momentum to infuse artificial intelligence throughout the economy is likely to reshape not only the job market, but also power centers and credit markets. Many observers refer to this as the “AI revolution”—the transformational, massive adoption of AI and machine learning to automate tasks. It’s a movement that represents a sea change in the workplace, business models, and the credit markets. Already, the AI disruption is impacting corporate credit, according to a new analysis by Moody’s Analytics Asset Management Research. The firm is adjusting its modeling for evaluating corporate credit risks and signaling that “a tipping point” is near. The report, Falling defaults, rising fragility, projects that U.S. corporate default rates are likely to decline through 20...

Trump to Headline Controversial Memecoin Event at Mar-a-Lago

14Apr

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Corruption, Bribes, Illicit Finance & Money Laundering, Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Types of News: Analysis, United States

Trump to Headline Controversial Memecoin Event at Mar-a-Lago

Event Highlights Questions About Pay-For-Access April 14, 2026—President Donald Trump is expected to headline an upcoming cryptocurrency memecoin conference giving top investors exclusive access at a luncheon at the Trump family’s Mar-a-Lago estate later this month, according to advertisements for the event. It’s an indication that even as the president implements public policy, he takes time off his official role to make money from sales of his personalized, celebrity memecoin. It is another sign of the merging of government and business. Furthermore, it raises concerns about political influence-for-sale amid the opaque world of cryptocurrency. Exclusive Gamified Invite The April 25 event is an exclusive, invite-only gala for people holding the $TRUMP token. It is the second ...

Risk to Global Economy, Food Security, IMF, IEA & World Bank Warn

14Apr

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Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Global Economics, Organizations, IMF, WTO, G7, UN Security Council, Types of News: Brief

Risk to Global Economy, Food Security, IMF, IEA & World Bank Warn

The IMF is holding its annual spring meetings this week. Photo from April 14 2026 press conference. April 14, 2026—The International Monetary Fund warned of market stress, higher inflation, and disproportionate harm to emerging markets due to ongoing war in the Middle East. The fund adjusted its global economic growth projections downward from 3.4 percent in 2025 to 3.1 percent in 2026, with the largest decline impacting countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. The full report for the “World Economic Outlook” and related materials won’t be available until April 30, 2026. A second report, the Global Financial Stability Report, warned of risks to financial stability. Writing in an IMF post accompanying the report, Tobias Adrian, director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Marke...

Jamie Dimon Calls for a Rewrite of Banking Regulations

9Apr

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Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals

Jamie Dimon Calls for a Rewrite of Banking Regulations

April 9, 2026—In his annual letter to shareholders, JP Morgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon warned of risks of geopolitical tensions, economic shocks, “stickier inflation” and interest rates. He cited risks to private credit markets, particularly to highly indebted companies, due to weaker lending standards. JP Morgan is the world’s sixth largest private asset management firms. Dimon has built a reputation as a strong leader and most influential bankers in the United States. His focus as leader of the bank tends to emphasize both U.S. and global interests. In his 2026 letter, he proposes America first “though not alone.” “Now, because of the war in Iran, we additionally face the potential for significant ongoing oil and commodity price shocks, along with the reshaping of global supply...

Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh Wants ‘Regime Change’ at the Central Bank

3Feb

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Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Finance, Currency, Debt, National Budgets & Interest Rates, Types of News: Brief

Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh Wants ‘Regime Change’ at the Central Bank

Gold, Silver, and Crypto Fall From Highs as USD Strengthens February 2, 2026—President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. central bank calmed recent trepidations in the markets about the value of the U.S. dollar. The term Fed Chair Jerome Powell expires in May 2026. Powell faces massive political pressure by Trump, including an ongoing criminal probe by the Justice Department related to construction expenses. Economist and Former Fed Governor Warsh is an economist and a former Federal Reserve Governor, familiar with both Wall Street and the governing side. Warsh is also the son-in-law to Trump’s close friend, Ronald Lauder, the billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder Companies, who—incidentally—also sparked Trump’s interest in owning Greenland. Warsh is known f...

Banking, Cryptocurrency Industries Compete for Washington’s Attention

2Feb

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Corruption, Bribes, Illicit Finance & Money Laundering, Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Types of News: Brief, United States

Banking, Cryptocurrency Industries Compete for Washington’s Attention

Regulation of Stablecoins: Yield is the Issue February 2, 2026—The White House hosted a two-hour meeting today with representatives from the banking and cryptocurrency industry, two sectors that are likely to compete for capital. Though the meeting was not broadcast live, it reportedly included representatives from the American Bankers Association, the Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, PayPal, Ripple, Tether, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and others. According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the two-hour meeting resulted in a “constructive discussion” on the risks and rewards of stablecoin yield. “Issues were framed so that both sides know where boundaries are,” Terrett posted on X on Monday. Regulations & The CLARITY Act Sinc...

Gold Continued to Climb Amid Geopolitical Instability

23Jan

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Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Finance, Currency, Debt, National Budgets & Interest Rates, Geopolitics, Global Economics, Types of News: Brief

Gold Continued to Climb Amid Geopolitical Instability

Gold is traditionally an asset of last resort. Photo by Peter Olexa. January 23, 2026—There was one clear winner amid the geopolitical tensions rocked by the U.S. encroachment into allies’ domains: Gold. The price of the precious metal climbed by 8 percent this week, from $4,600 a troy to $5,000. It was its biggest single week since the global financial crisis in 2008. It is notable because it could foreshadow economic instability and inflationary pressures for the average consumer. It could also indicate a weakening position of the United States. Asset of Last Resort Gold is traditionally an asset of last resort. Countries started moving off the gold standard in the 1930s to manage the Great Depression. The United States officially severed the link between the U.S. dollar and ...

Jamie Dimon Played It Safe in Comments; Trump Sued Him Anyway

22Jan

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Finance, Banks, Cryptocurrency, Metals, Types of News: Brief, United States

Jamie Dimon Played It Safe in Comments; Trump Sued Him Anyway

Five Years After Bank Closed His Accounts, Trump Sues Bank and CEO Jamie Dimon spoke at the World Economic Forum on January 21, 2026. January 22, 2026—A day after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon gave an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in which he was largely deferential to President Donald Trump, Trump sued both the bank and Dimon for $5 billion. Trump’s complaint alleges libel and unfair and deceptive trade practices. He accused the Wall Street firm, one of the world’s largest private investment companies, of debanking his bank accounts without warning on February 19, 2021. Debanking is a term used to describe the sudden closure by a financial institution of a client’s account, often based on non-financial reasons for risk management. Critics refer ...