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Is Europe Sliding Towards Stagflation? Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Europe is not yet in recession, but the latest business and consumer surveys show that the risk is no longer remote. The euro area’s flash composite PMI fell to 48.6 in April from 50.7 in March, moving below the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction and signalling a quarterly GDP decline of around 0.1 per cent after a 0.2 per cent gain in the first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. At the same time, the European Commission’s flash consumer-confidence indicator dropped to -20.6 in the...

JPMorgan Sued Over Alleged Role In $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, JPMorgan is facing a lawsuit for allegedly enabling a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme run by now-defunct Goliath Ventures. Investors on Tuesday filed a proposed class action in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing JPMorgan of ignoring suspicious transactions and allowing Goliath to use its infrastructure to collect investor funds. A separate federal criminal complaint against Goliath CEO Christopher Delgado, however, says investor funds also flowed through a Bank of America account and directly into Coinbase...