The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long policed.
Last week offered the kind of struggle the Greek government has become accustomed to: attempting to convince the public that the economy is performing strongly while simultaneously reacting to developments that intensify the cost‑of‑living crisis.
The cost‑of‑living crisis, and in particular the surge in fuel prices, has become the central test of the government’s capacity to deliver tangible relief as it tries to build pre-election momentum.
The Q2 2026 edition of ProMacro_Scope captures a Greece that’s macro‑stable, socially strained and politically fluid.
This quarter’s exclusive polling and proprietary indicators reveal:
• New Democracy leads with 19% “certain” voters, but ELAS surges to 12.5%, reshaping the progressive space and confirming deep electoral fragmentation.
• Foreign policy instincts remain cautious: 51% want neutrality in the US–Iran conflict, while Greek–Turkish attitudes split between legal channels (33%) and military deterrence (31.5%).
Musicians perform during a rally against the closing of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 18, 2026. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaWho gets to decide the future of the living memorial to former President John F. Kennedy, and who holds those decision-makers to account?
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Young workers often share values with older colleagues, but the environment where they learned about workplace behavior is different.
Credit expansion in the Greek private sector slightly accelerated in August, rising by 7.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 6.8 percent the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Friday showed.
Private sector deposits grew in August, with a net inflow of 2.97 billion euros, after a drop of 2.01 billion euros in July, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Friday.
The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 6.53 billion euros for August, compared to a surplus of 8.5 billion euros a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Friday.
