Defence budgets across the euro area are climbing fast, and the European Central Bank is now putting numbers behind what that shift could mean for growth, prices, debt and financial markets in the years ahead. In a speech delivered in Dublin on 17 August 2026, ECB Executive Board member Philip R. Lane laid out a
OpenAI has quietly pulled apart one of its most important internal safeguards, disbanding the team responsible for spotting the most dangerous risks its artificial intelligence models could pose. According to the Financial Times, the OpenAI team disbanded at the end of July 2026 was the company’s preparedness group, the unit tasked with flagging whether its
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 has climbed to the top of the AI intelligence rankings, and the company behind it is now commanding roughly 65 percent of all AI spending, according to industry tracking cited in recent reporting. The milestone lands just months after Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H funding round that pushed its
Bitcoin is hovering near $63,000 as traders focus on whether $BTC can reclaim the crucial $63,400 resistance area or first sweep lower support before attempting another move toward $65,000. While Michaël van de Poppe sees potential for a rebound after a liquidity sweep, Matthew Dixon’s Elliott Wave analysis suggests a recovery could still precede one
Is “liquidity” the catalyst the market has been waiting for this cycle? Technically speaking, this looks to be a crucial week for Bitcoin. $BTC broke back above its 6-day downtrend with force last week, and the new week has begun with a further 1.7% increase. This has many analysts beginning to believe $BTC could finally
Bitcoin ($BTC) began the week cautiously after falling by more than 3% during the previous week. Bitcoin is attempting to stabilize above the important $62,300 support level, while Ethereum continues to consolidate. XRP, meanwhile, trades near the psychologically significant $1.00 mark as weakening momentum raises the possibility of further losses. Bitcoin stabilizes above the $62,300
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness AI hedge fund lost around 67% of its value in July. This was the result of margin calls leading the fund to sell its public portfolio. The collapse of such a fund poses a question for equity investors in regard to the second half of 2026. Despite accurately predicting the demand
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $390 million in outflows during the week to August 14, as institutions pulled capital amid rising oil prices and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. The Bitcoin price has held near $63,500 despite the withdrawal. The selling reflects concerns about inflation and its potential impact on Federal Reserve policy, which observers
Bitcoin continues to trade within a well-defined range, holding near $63,000 despite a week of mixed macroeconomic signals, according to a note from QCP Capital. The crypto trading firm highlighted that softer U.S. consumer and labor data have eased fears of further Federal Reserve tightening, but the path forward remains clouded by rising global oil