The Russian central bank is seen keeping the key interest rate on hold at 21% at its meeting on March 21 while the rouble is ...

Global central banks own about 17 percent of all the gold ever mined, with reserves topping 36,699 metric tons (MT) at the end of 2023. They acquired the vast majority after becoming net buyers of the ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...