• July 14, 2025: Bitcoin Reaches New High: Price Exceeds $122,000

Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high on July 14, 2025. According to data from the Binance exchange, the price is around $122,000, which is approximately 2.6 million Czech crowns. It increased by seven percent in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization exceeding $2.35 trillion and a daily trading volume of approximately $48.13 billion. This growth follows the breach of the $118,000 mark on July 11, confirming a strong trend. More here

  • July 15, 2025: Weekly Summary of Chinese Economy and Technology: Huawei Disrupts with 3,000 km Battery, AI Robots Drive Billions, Luckin Coffee Arrives in the USA

The China Insights weekly report highlighted economic and technological advancements in China. China has quadrupled its lead over the United States in the field of cutting-edge science, according to the Nature Index database. In 2024, China's score was 32,122 points, while the US score was 22,083. China's score increased by 17.4%, while the US score decreased by 10.1%. The US experienced the largest decline in chemistry and physics. China is also massively investing in education, aiming to produce 77,000 PhD graduates in STEM fields annually by 2025, compared to 40,000 in the US. More here

  • July 15, 2025: Prime Minister Fiala After Meeting at Downing Street: Czech Republic and Britain to Strengthen Cooperation in Nuclear Energy

Prime Minister Petr Fiala met with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, at Downing Street in London. The heads of government signed a memorandum reaffirming the shared commitment of both countries to strengthen partnership in nuclear energy and discussed support for trade and investment, defense cooperation, and further assistance to Ukraine. During his visit to London, Prime Minister Fiala also visited the headquarters of the British intelligence service MI6 and met with Czech citizens. More here

  • July 16, 2025: EU Countervailing Duties on US Goods May Affect Boeing

BRUSSELS – The list of US products worth 72 billion euros that the European Commission (EC) presented to implement trade tariffs in response to the US decision to impose a 30% tariff on all exports from the EU from August 1, includes industrial goods worth 65.7 billion euros and agricultural products worth nearly 6.4 billion euros, according to Politico, citing a 200-page list that the publication examined. More here

  • July 17, 2025: Daily Summary of the Czech Economy: NASDAQ, Commercial Bank, Liberty Ostrava, MAN Energy Solutions, and XP Inc (July 17, 2025)
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Overview of the latest economic events in the Czech Republic. The Prague Stock Exchange experienced a slight decline on Wednesday, with the PX index falling by 0.21% to 2169.74 points. The highest trading activity was observed in the shares of Komercni Banka, which also recorded the largest losses of the day. This reflects investor caution towards the banking sector and the ongoing uncertainty in European markets. More here

  • July 17, 2025: What will happen to Donald Trump's favorite drink?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making American Coca-Cola great again? President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that Coca-Cola, at his suggestion, had agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship non-alcoholic beverage in the United States – although the company has not confirmed this move. More here

  • July 18, 2025: A Week in the World of AI: Controversy around Grok, Meta poaching talent, California tightening regulations, and agent systems gaining strength

The fourth week of July brought significant developments in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in the United States. xAI is facing criticism for antisemitism generated by the Grok model, Meta has launched a new wave of talent acquisition, California has proposed ambitious regulations for AI, and research in the field of multi-agent systems is gaining momentum. Let's take a look at the key events. More here

  • July 18, 2025: Syrian President announces a ceasefire in the south of the country amid escalating violence

DAMASCUS – Syrian President Ahmad Shara announced an immediate ceasefire in the southern regions of Syria, where violent clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and the Druze minority have been ongoing for nearly a week. According to the state-run SANA news agency, the president's office also called on all parties involved to immediately end the fighting and return to dialogue. More here

  • July 19, 2025: Ukraine invites Russia to another round of talks next week, said Vladimir Zelensky

MOSCOW/KYIV – The Ukrainian delegation has invited Russia to hold another round of talks next week, said Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, the proposal was put forward by Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and head of the Kyiv delegation to the Istanbul talks. More here

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