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The moment stablecoins became everyone’s problem
Crypto has had no shortage of turning points, but the one now unfolding has a different character. It lacks the drama of the boom-and-bust cycles that tend to dominate the headlines, and that quietness is precisely why it matters. Stablecoins have travelled from the margins of digital finance to the heart of global payment flows, and they have arrived well ahead of the rules meant to govern them.

Mark Bamber
Jun 298 min read


What Pride means in a small firm
Every June, professional services firms publish their commitments to inclusion. The language is warm, the intentions are genuine, and the programmes are often impressive - mentoring schemes, employee networks, unconscious bias training, diversity targets with board-level accountability. Large firms have the infrastructure to do this well, and many do. Inclusion means different things in different contexts. June is the month when that conversation is most alive - and when it

Chiara Garbellini
Jun 163 min read


Carbon, conflict and the future of steel: Europe’s strategic squeeze
The EU’s steel trade regime has changed substantially. The EU Council formally approved a new Regulation (Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market) addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market on 8 June 2026. It replaces the temporary safeguard measures expiring on 30 June 2026, with a permanent framework taking effec

Mark Bamber
Jun 156 min read
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