An 86-year-old Ontario woman, Judy Skene, lost over $900,000 to a cryptocurrency scam using a deepfake video of Mark Carney. She invested her life savings, including a mortgage on her condo, after seeing the fake ad on Facebook.
Bank of Canada stablecoin regulations could arrive in mid or late 2027, pushing the detailed rulebook later into the same year that Canada's government has already marked for its framework to take effect. That timing lands just as Visa Canada and Wealthsimple are piloting USDC settlement for certain card-network obligations in Canada. The result is […] The post Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
UK exports to Middle East fell 20% year-on-year in March, with certificates of origin dropping from 15,437 to 12,360. The British Chambers of Commerce reports firms face less reliable trade routes, rising costs and geopolitical risks, with the Strait of Hormuz badly disrupted. The CBI also shows UK companies increasingly pessimistic about the economic outlook.
Questa settimana le principali banche centrali (Fed, BCE, BoE) dovrebbero mantenere i tassi invariati: Fed nel range 3,5%-3,75%, BCE al 2%, BoE al 3,75%. Nonostante le pressioni inflazionistiche persistenti, tutte adottano un approccio attendista. Gli analisti di Carmignac mantengono view negativa sulla parte lunga della curva americana e sulla sterlina britannica, mentre vedono opportunità nella curva euro breve.
