RSCoin would be a tool of state control, allowing the central bank to keep a tight grip on the money supply and respond to crises.

After three rounds of “QE,” the Fed’s balance sheet went from $2.1 trillion to $4.5 trillion…

The markets remain nervous: bank shares are down by 36% since the start of the year.

Overall, prosecutors turned down 12,703 potential civil rights violations out of 13,233 total complaints.

Protesters blame the country’s president for Brazil’s economic downturn over the past few years, as well as alleged corruption.