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The Fed should slow its pace of policy normalization to adjust inflation expectations around 2% and reach its inflation target, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

“Inflation expectations in the US remain somewhat low, suggesting that further normalization may not be necessary to keep inflation near target,” Bullard noted. “A reasonable policy going forward may be to temper the pace of normalization.” He also highlighted that raising rates aggressively would risk inverting the yield curve, an outcome that markets could interpret as signaling an brewing economic downturn.

Bullard said that keeping inflation expectations low could prevent the Fed reach its 2% target. The Fed policy rate is already near neutral, putting neither upward nor downward pressure on inflation, he added.

The comments of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President come ahead of a possible rate increase at the Federal Open Market Committee’s next meeting.

The FOMC kept the target range for the federal funds rate at 1.5% to 1.75% at its May meeting. According to the regulator, the US inflation will approach the target level of 2% in the medium term.

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The Fed should slow its pace of policy normalization to adjust inflation expectations around 2% and reach its inflation target, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

“Inflation expectations in the US remain somewhat low, suggesting that further normalization may not be necessary to keep inflation near target,” Bullard noted. “A reasonable policy going forward may be to temper the pace of normalization.” He also highlighted that raising rates aggressively would risk inverting the yield curve, an outcome that markets could interpret as signaling an brewing economic downturn.

Bullard said that keeping inflation expectations low could prevent the Fed reach its 2% target. The Fed policy rate is already near neutral, putting neither upward nor downward pressure on inflation, he added.

The comments of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President come ahead of a possible rate increase at the Federal Open Market Committee’s next meeting.

The FOMC kept the target range for the federal funds rate at 1.5% to 1.75% at its May meeting. According to the regulator, the US inflation will approach the target level of 2% in the medium term.

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Increasingly, cryptocurrencies take place beyond the digital space and are used in everyday life. It is possible to buy goods or services for virtual money, sometimes in the most unexpected places.

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Increasingly, cryptocurrencies take place beyond the digital space and are used in everyday life. It is possible to buy goods or services for virtual money, sometimes in the most unexpected places.

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Independent Scotland will use the pound sterling instead of the formal currency unit of the EU. Citing First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, her country is not going to abandon the British pound as the national currency if the Scots vote to leave the UK at the second referendum. The leader of the Scottish National Party unveiled the official stance on this thorny issue to the EU authorities in Brussels. However, retaining the sterling would not disrupt Scotland’s entry into the EU.

“It is not my party’s position to go into the euro and I do see that changing. Self-evidently, it is not a requirement for EU membership in practice,” Sturgeon said in an interview to the Politico news website in Brussels. “The pound is Scotland’s currency right now, the pound as everybody knows is a fully tradable international currency. There is absolutely nothing to stop Scotland using the pound,” the policymaker cleared up the matter.

Interestingly, Scotland’s leader stated a year ago that Scotland would gain independence from the UK by 2025. “I think Scotland will become independent. This is the volition of the Scottish nationals”, the first minister stated in the interview, answering the question whether the UK would split by 2025. When a transition period expired, possibly in about 10 years, an independent Scotland could introduce its own currency.

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Independent Scotland will use the pound sterling instead of the formal currency unit of the EU. Citing First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, her country is not going to abandon the British pound as the national currency if the Scots vote to leave the UK at the second referendum. The leader of the Scottish National Party unveiled the official stance on this thorny issue to the EU authorities in Brussels. However, retaining the sterling would not disrupt Scotland’s entry into the EU.

“It is not my party’s position to go into the euro and I do see that changing. Self-evidently, it is not a requirement for EU membership in practice,” Sturgeon said in an interview to the Politico news website in Brussels. “The pound is Scotland’s currency right now, the pound as everybody knows is a fully tradable international currency. There is absolutely nothing to stop Scotland using the pound,” the policymaker cleared up the matter.

Interestingly, Scotland’s leader stated a year ago that Scotland would gain independence from the UK by 2025. “I think Scotland will become independent. This is the volition of the Scottish nationals”, the first minister stated in the interview, answering the question whether the UK would split by 2025. When a transition period expired, possibly in about 10 years, an independent Scotland could introduce its own currency.

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Donald Trump has made an amazing career. In the past, the businessman became the president of the United States. However, not everyone was aware of that he kept having failure after failure for the longest time. His companies often had huge debts and went bankrupt. Trump's father passed him a real estate business, which allowed Trump to develop new projects.

Below we will talk about those doomed to failure enterprises.

1. Trump Airlines
Yet again, Donald Trump tried to enter a business that he had absolutely no experience with. He bought Eastern Airlines company and gave it his name.
He knew nothing about fuel costs, repairs, or what to charge for ticket prices. And, as usual, Trump just decided to promise that it would be the best airline company in the world.
Those who had time to fly, told that the staff was polite and pleasan. However, the Trump's attempts to incorporate elitism into the planes looked awkward.
The company failed. Trump could not return $245 million loan from Citibank.
Even with the help of friends who allocated $1 million to save the company, Trump could not make it profitable.

2. Trump Vodka
Another project that seemed profitable. However, the company failed almost as quickly as it went on the market. Trump let the firm use his name in exchange for 50% of the profit. One of the biggest mistakes for the company was in 2006, when Trump admitted during an interview with Larry King that he doesn't even enjoy drinking this Vodka.
After that, vodka sales fell sharply, and now only a few of its copies are on eBay.

3. Trump Magazine
Trump magazine was published in 2007. Perhaps, Trump was inspired by the experience when he was on the cover of Playboy.
The content of the magazine was mostly advertising for luxury products like yachts, cigars, and liquor. There were also photos of women. In general, Trump made the perfect magazine for himself.
Former employees said that some of the articles glorified Trump's achievements in business. But the audience was very small, the magazine had to be closed.

4. Trump University
Business successes prompted Trump to open his University. After all, his founder accumulated a wealth of experience in finance and real estate for his career. The plan seemed quite profitable.
However, the university did not have accreditation, and the teachers were not licensed real estate agents, but charismatic leaders who were extorting money from students, giving nothing of value in the real estate industry.
The university didn't even have a curriculum.
He was sued not just once, but three times over the University. In reality, nearly 7,000 notices were sent out to former students, and only two of them claimed that they thought their experience was worth the money.
In the end, Trump could not continue to fight the legal battle when he became the President. He was forced to pay $25 million to 6,000 students who were part of the class-action lawsuit.

5. Trump: The Game
Donald Trump decided that he could make a better board game than Monopoly, so he came out with Trump: The Game.
Each of the players starts off with millions of dollars at their disposal, and the target of the game is to buy New York real estate and become the richest person.
In 1989, 2 million copies of this game were produced, but only 800 thousand copies were sold.
Instead of having plan, players experienced a sense of anxiety and did not want to play the game again.

6. ACN and The Trump Network
ACN was a digital phone service provider, and Donald Trump agreed to be the face of the company.
ACN sold smartphones and laptops with embedded webcams, and despite the fact that such devices already existed at that time, ACN claimed that their cutting-edge technology was years ahead of everyone else.
Donald Trump called for buying as many phones as possible and selling them. Heads of the company also talked about an unprecedented success.
However, most of those who became part of this pyramid, only lost their money.
In 2009, Trump decided to create his own company called Trump Network. However, this venture also failed.

7. The TourDeTrump Bike Race
In 1986, Trump replaced football for cycling, deciding to organize a bicycle race that would compete with the Tour de France.
In the title of the race, he added his last name in order to make it even more famous.
During an interview, he said that he had not ridden a bike since he was 7 or 8 years old, and like most Americans, his interest most likely came from the fact that in Europe such events got hefty sponsorships.
The race was broadcast on NBC, and they tried their best to get American audiences interested in cycling.
However, this was not enough. It turned out to be not very profitable, and it was decided to close the race.

8. The New Jersey Generals
You may have never heard of the football team called the New Jersey Generals. This team had a short lived story from 1982 to 1986, playing in a lesser-known league called the United States Football League.
After buying the team in 1984, Trump mired in legal proceedings with the NFL. However, the resources of the team could not cover the losses.
Technically, Trump won this case, but received only $3 as compensation.

9. Trump Ice Bottled Water
The bottled water called “Trump Ice" with Donald Trump's face on it is on sale at the Trump Tower in New York. Such bottles are also sold in his casino.
Despite the fact that outwardly this water does not differ from hundreds of other bottles, Trump claimed that his branded water is the purest in the world, with superior mineral content.
According to critics, the amount of minerals in Trump Ice water is actually the same or much less than many other brands claim. It is also served in cheap plastic bottles, rather than glass.
Needless to say that few people bought into his claims, and the water never spread beyond the Trump Tower.

10. Trump Steaks
In 2007, the future President created a new business called Trump Steaks. Their line of assorted luxury meats included steaks, hamburgers, and hot dogs that were all packaged in black gift boxes.
Trump claimed they were the best tasting steaks in the world, and their price varied from $199 to $999. Instead of offering the world a new idea, Trump decided to engage in steaks, as this is his favorite food.
The idea failed. Critics wrote that the steaks were too greasy and caused a stomach ache.

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Donald Trump has made an amazing career. In the past, the businessman became the president of the United States. However, not everyone was aware of that he kept having failure after failure for the longest time. His companies often had huge debts and went bankrupt. Trump's father passed him a real estate business, which allowed Trump to develop new projects.

Below we will talk about those doomed to failure enterprises.

1. Trump Airlines
Yet again, Donald Trump tried to enter a business that he had absolutely no experience with. He bought Eastern Airlines company and gave it his name.
He knew nothing about fuel costs, repairs, or what to charge for ticket prices. And, as usual, Trump just decided to promise that it would be the best airline company in the world.
Those who had time to fly, told that the staff was polite and pleasan. However, the Trump's attempts to incorporate elitism into the planes looked awkward.
The company failed. Trump could not return $245 million loan from Citibank.
Even with the help of friends who allocated $1 million to save the company, Trump could not make it profitable.

2. Trump Vodka
Another project that seemed profitable. However, the company failed almost as quickly as it went on the market. Trump let the firm use his name in exchange for 50% of the profit. One of the biggest mistakes for the company was in 2006, when Trump admitted during an interview with Larry King that he doesn't even enjoy drinking this Vodka.
After that, vodka sales fell sharply, and now only a few of its copies are on eBay.

3. Trump Magazine
Trump magazine was published in 2007. Perhaps, Trump was inspired by the experience when he was on the cover of Playboy.
The content of the magazine was mostly advertising for luxury products like yachts, cigars, and liquor. There were also photos of women. In general, Trump made the perfect magazine for himself.
Former employees said that some of the articles glorified Trump's achievements in business. But the audience was very small, the magazine had to be closed.

4. Trump University
Business successes prompted Trump to open his University. After all, his founder accumulated a wealth of experience in finance and real estate for his career. The plan seemed quite profitable.
However, the university did not have accreditation, and the teachers were not licensed real estate agents, but charismatic leaders who were extorting money from students, giving nothing of value in the real estate industry.
The university didn't even have a curriculum.
He was sued not just once, but three times over the University. In reality, nearly 7,000 notices were sent out to former students, and only two of them claimed that they thought their experience was worth the money.
In the end, Trump could not continue to fight the legal battle when he became the President. He was forced to pay $25 million to 6,000 students who were part of the class-action lawsuit.

5. Trump: The Game
Donald Trump decided that he could make a better board game than Monopoly, so he came out with Trump: The Game.
Each of the players starts off with millions of dollars at their disposal, and the target of the game is to buy New York real estate and become the richest person.
In 1989, 2 million copies of this game were produced, but only 800 thousand copies were sold.
Instead of having plan, players experienced a sense of anxiety and did not want to play the game again.

6. ACN and The Trump Network
ACN was a digital phone service provider, and Donald Trump agreed to be the face of the company.
ACN sold smartphones and laptops with embedded webcams, and despite the fact that such devices already existed at that time, ACN claimed that their cutting-edge technology was years ahead of everyone else.
Donald Trump called for buying as many phones as possible and selling them. Heads of the company also talked about an unprecedented success.
However, most of those who became part of this pyramid, only lost their money.
In 2009, Trump decided to create his own company called Trump Network. However, this venture also failed.

7. The TourDeTrump Bike Race
In 1986, Trump replaced football for cycling, deciding to organize a bicycle race that would compete with the Tour de France.
In the title of the race, he added his last name in order to make it even more famous.
During an interview, he said that he had not ridden a bike since he was 7 or 8 years old, and like most Americans, his interest most likely came from the fact that in Europe such events got hefty sponsorships.
The race was broadcast on NBC, and they tried their best to get American audiences interested in cycling.
However, this was not enough. It turned out to be not very profitable, and it was decided to close the race.

8. The New Jersey Generals
You may have never heard of the football team called the New Jersey Generals. This team had a short lived story from 1982 to 1986, playing in a lesser-known league called the United States Football League.
After buying the team in 1984, Trump mired in legal proceedings with the NFL. However, the resources of the team could not cover the losses.
Technically, Trump won this case, but received only $3 as compensation.

9. Trump Ice Bottled Water
The bottled water called “Trump Ice" with Donald Trump's face on it is on sale at the Trump Tower in New York. Such bottles are also sold in his casino.
Despite the fact that outwardly this water does not differ from hundreds of other bottles, Trump claimed that his branded water is the purest in the world, with superior mineral content.
According to critics, the amount of minerals in Trump Ice water is actually the same or much less than many other brands claim. It is also served in cheap plastic bottles, rather than glass.
Needless to say that few people bought into his claims, and the water never spread beyond the Trump Tower.

10. Trump Steaks
In 2007, the future President created a new business called Trump Steaks. Their line of assorted luxury meats included steaks, hamburgers, and hot dogs that were all packaged in black gift boxes.
Trump claimed they were the best tasting steaks in the world, and their price varied from $199 to $999. Instead of offering the world a new idea, Trump decided to engage in steaks, as this is his favorite food.
The idea failed. Critics wrote that the steaks were too greasy and caused a stomach ache.

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In the nomination for the most ridiculous requests and appeals to their own people, a new potential winner has appeared. Turkey has confidently joined the rank of regular nominees for this “award” – Russia and Venezuela. “Tighten belts”, “Be patient”, “Wait”, “Do not swing”, “Understand and back off,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan has added the word “Change” to this list of not understandable demands of the authorities. And we are not talking about the forthcoming presidential elections in Turkey. Everything is much simpler.

So, the Turkish lira has been experiencing serious problems for a long time. Only this year the lira has lost more than 20% - the worst result for the currency after the financial crisis of 2008. The collapse caused a large-scale sale of the currency. Even the forced decision of the Central Bank to raise interest rates at an extraordinary meeting did not stop the fall. Experts fear the risks of uncontrolled adjustment and a sharp economic downturn, possibly a recession. And against the backdrop of the whole mess,

Erdogan called on Turkey's citizens to convert their savings in euros and US dollars into lira. Erdogan reminded the Turks that they “are not slaves of Soros or anyone else but Allah”. In addition, he noted that “a large-scale currency exchange will strengthen the rate of the Turkish lira”. What is left is only to show a worthy example and transfer all savings from foreign currencies and banks to the homeland. However, Erdogan is not in a hurry.

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On our planet, there is an impressive amount of precious and semi-precious stones. The cost of the latter sometimes surpasses the wildest expectations. The information about the rarest semi-precious stones you can find in our article

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Swiss Re and SoftBank Group Corp. have agreed to end discussions about a potential minority investment of SoftBank in Swiss Re. The parties failed to reach a compromise.

The Swiss insurance giant said it will continue its technology activities through its own development and cooperation with other companies. Meanwhile, Swiss Re said it will further explore business ideas between its operative entities and the portfolio companies of SoftBank.

Both companies have been negotiated for two months, but at the moment the volume of potential investments has significantly decreased. In 2018, the Zurich-based insurance company said that negotiations in respect of a minority investment by SoftBank in Swiss Re were expected not to exceed 10% of Swiss Re’s share capital.

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Choosing the digital assets that are most suitable for investment, experts advise to take into account the dynamics of the market, the recommendations of experts and carefully analyze the information received.

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Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov provided his view on the current developments in the political arena. He thinks that the European leaders just cannot wait for the moment when they will be able to lift the sanctions from Russia, and it is the Americans who prevent them from doing it. Besides, annexation of foreign territories and breaching of the international law did not deteriorate foreign relations. The real reason is purely commercial - it is a discord on the gas pipe issue.

Mr. Siluanov said that the United States and the European Union no longer agree on some issues regarding relations with Russia. The EU economy is slowing down with the European businesses suffering huge losses, the population is starving, and this winter is going to be harsh for the Europeans. This is the real state of things according to the Russian Finance Minister. To help its European partners, the Russian government is even ready to convert foreign settlements into the euro. However, for that the European Union should be heedless of the US advice and allow construction of the Nord Stream 2. “If our European partners declare their univocal position, of course, we will consider a possibility of introducing the European monetary unit and the European infrastructure organizations for financial settlements as well as for payments for goods and services which often fall under various kinds of restrictions”, Mr. Siluanov said.

Probably, the Russian gas sphere is in a really bad state since the government is ready to make such appealing offers. So, it is up to the European leaders to decide. Remarkably, Russia, being a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, has not introduced payments in national currencies so far. Though the EEU countries such as Belarus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan have been trying to do it for 5 years already, more stable currencies instead of the ruble, tenge and dram are used for settlements.

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Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov provided his view on the current developments in the political arena. He thinks that the European leaders just cannot wait for the moment when they will be able to lift the sanctions from Russia, and it is the Americans who prevent them from doing it. Besides, annexation of foreign territories and breaching of the international law did not deteriorate foreign relations. The real reason is purely commercial - it is a discord on the gas pipe issue.

Mr. Siluanov said that the United States and the European Union no longer agree on some issues regarding relations with Russia. The EU economy is slowing down with the European businesses suffering huge losses, the population is starving, and this winter is going to be harsh for the Europeans. This is the real state of things according to the Russian Finance Minister. To help its European partners, the Russian government is even ready to convert foreign settlements into the euro. However, for that the European Union should be heedless of the US advice and allow construction of the Nord Stream 2. “If our European partners declare their univocal position, of course, we will consider a possibility of introducing the European monetary unit and the European infrastructure organizations for financial settlements as well as for payments for goods and services which often fall under various kinds of restrictions”, Mr. Siluanov said.

Probably, the Russian gas sphere is in a really bad state since the government is ready to make such appealing offers. So, it is up to the European leaders to decide. Remarkably, Russia, being a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, has not introduced payments in national currencies so far. Though the EEU countries such as Belarus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan have been trying to do it for 5 years already, more stable currencies instead of the ruble, tenge and dram are used for settlements.

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According to Forbes, from year to year, women are increasing their presence in the list of the world's most successful venture capital investors. This year, there are 9 women out of 100, and that is a record, last year their number were 6. They invest in technological start-ups with a small audience and small revenues, which later grow up into profitable dynamic companies. Who of the members of the female gender entered the annual Midas List, we will tell you in our article.

Mary Meeker – a general partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Age: 58 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 6
Mary Meeker is the only woman who entered the top ten ranking. She earned a fortune by investing in key players on the Internet market - Facebook, JD.com, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitter. She is an author of the annual Internet Trends report, which covers trends of the Internet industry. This is the most authoritative study of its kind.
Miker is not married.

Rebecca Lynn – a co-founder and general partner in Canvas Ventures
Age: 58 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 31
The main areas for venture capital investments, on which Lynn focuses, are fintech, digital healthcare, and artificial intelligence. One of the latest projects, which was invested by Rebecca Lynn (the financing round reached $9.5 million), was the Gabi company. The firm helps to analyze the data and personally selects the best insurance rates.
Lynn is married and has three children.

Anna Miura-Ko – a partner of Floodgate
Age: 41 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 55
She is an investor who invests in the companies that develop software for artificial intelligence - Ayasdi and Xamarin. Companies were bought by Microsoft in February 2016 for more than $400 million. Except that Anna is engaged in investment, she also gives courses on fast-growing start-ups at Stanford University. Forbes refers to such an interesting fact about the girl: Miura-Ko can print the whole English alphabet in four seconds.

Beth Saindberg – a general partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 62
Beth is a doctor, that's probably why she chooses companies which are engaged in digital health care and biotechnology. Moreover, she is a member of Board of Directors, which consists 12 pharmaceutical companies, including Atara Bio, Epizyme, and Tesaro.
Saindberg is married and has two children.

Jenny Lee – a managing partner in GGV Capital
Age: 46 years old
Country: Singapore
Position in the rating of 2018: 74
One of the most respected venture capital investors in China. Lee is interested in completely different projects - from the application of the Lingochamp artificial intelligence, which helps the Chinese to improve their spoken English, to the world's first company of the eHang184 flying taxi. Among the projects in which Lee has invested, is also a publisher of computer games, Gamepedia and China Talent Group, which specializes in personnel management.
Jenny Lee is married.

Kirsten Green – a founder of Forerunner Ventures Foundation
Age: 46 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 77
A graduate of the University of California in Los Angeles, Kirsten Green worked as a stock analyst in the Montgomery Securities investment bank in San Francisco. Before the foundation of Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten spent several years working as a business angel. She is also an investor in the women's venture companies of Birchbox and Glossier.
Green is a co-founder of the American All Raise venture club for women. The club aims to increase the number of women in the venture industry.
Kirsten Green is married and has two children.

Theresa Gow - a founding partner of Aspect Ventures
Age: 46 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 89
In 2014, Theresa Gow, together with her business partner Jennifer Fonstad, founded the venture fund - Aspect Ventures. The fund specializes in start-ups, which develop software and security technologies. She invested in such start-ups as Trulia (real estate search service entered the IPO in 2012), Cato Networks (engaged in network security), and Exabeam (leader in studies related to behaviour of the Internet users).
Teresa Gow has two children.

Sonali De Rycker - a partner of the Accel Venture Fund
Age: 44 years old
Country: United Kingdom
Position in the rating of 2018: 95
Sonali was born in the Indian city of Mumbai, studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and was an employee of one of the world's largest investment banks Goldman Sachs and the Atlas Venture company, then in 2008, joined Accel.
Accel Fund invested in the Swedish Spotify start-up, a service that allows you to legally and for free listen to music tracks. The key role in those investments was played by Sonali. She also invested in the Russian KupiVIP online shop.
Sonali De Rycker has two children, she is married.

Aileen Lee - a founder of the Cowboy Ventures Fund
Age: 48 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 97
A debutante of the Midas list in 2018. Aileen Lee invested in such projects as Bloom Energy, a company that develops new types of generators for urban communications, and Rent the Runway, an online rental service of designer clothes.
In addition, Lee is one of the founders of the All Raise venture club. Before the foundation of her own company, she worked in the venture fund of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Aileen Lee is also successful in family life, she is married and has three children.

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According to Forbes, from year to year, women are increasing their presence in the list of the world's most successful venture capital investors. This year, there are 9 women out of 100, and that is a record, last year their number were 6. They invest in technological start-ups with a small audience and small revenues, which later grow up into profitable dynamic companies. Who of the members of the female gender entered the annual Midas List, we will tell you in our article.

Mary Meeker – a general partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Age: 58 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 6
Mary Meeker is the only woman who entered the top ten ranking. She earned a fortune by investing in key players on the Internet market - Facebook, JD.com, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitter. She is an author of the annual Internet Trends report, which covers trends of the Internet industry. This is the most authoritative study of its kind.
Miker is not married.

Rebecca Lynn – a co-founder and general partner in Canvas Ventures
Age: 58 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 31
The main areas for venture capital investments, on which Lynn focuses, are fintech, digital healthcare, and artificial intelligence. One of the latest projects, which was invested by Rebecca Lynn (the financing round reached $9.5 million), was the Gabi company. The firm helps to analyze the data and personally selects the best insurance rates.
Lynn is married and has three children.

Anna Miura-Ko – a partner of Floodgate
Age: 41 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 55
She is an investor who invests in the companies that develop software for artificial intelligence - Ayasdi and Xamarin. Companies were bought by Microsoft in February 2016 for more than $400 million. Except that Anna is engaged in investment, she also gives courses on fast-growing start-ups at Stanford University. Forbes refers to such an interesting fact about the girl: Miura-Ko can print the whole English alphabet in four seconds.

Beth Saindberg – a general partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 62
Beth is a doctor, that's probably why she chooses companies which are engaged in digital health care and biotechnology. Moreover, she is a member of Board of Directors, which consists 12 pharmaceutical companies, including Atara Bio, Epizyme, and Tesaro.
Saindberg is married and has two children.

Jenny Lee – a managing partner in GGV Capital
Age: 46 years old
Country: Singapore
Position in the rating of 2018: 74
One of the most respected venture capital investors in China. Lee is interested in completely different projects - from the application of the Lingochamp artificial intelligence, which helps the Chinese to improve their spoken English, to the world's first company of the eHang184 flying taxi. Among the projects in which Lee has invested, is also a publisher of computer games, Gamepedia and China Talent Group, which specializes in personnel management.
Jenny Lee is married.

Kirsten Green – a founder of Forerunner Ventures Foundation
Age: 46 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 77
A graduate of the University of California in Los Angeles, Kirsten Green worked as a stock analyst in the Montgomery Securities investment bank in San Francisco. Before the foundation of Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten spent several years working as a business angel. She is also an investor in the women's venture companies of Birchbox and Glossier.
Green is a co-founder of the American All Raise venture club for women. The club aims to increase the number of women in the venture industry.
Kirsten Green is married and has two children.

Theresa Gow - a founding partner of Aspect Ventures
Age: 46 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 89
In 2014, Theresa Gow, together with her business partner Jennifer Fonstad, founded the venture fund - Aspect Ventures. The fund specializes in start-ups, which develop software and security technologies. She invested in such start-ups as Trulia (real estate search service entered the IPO in 2012), Cato Networks (engaged in network security), and Exabeam (leader in studies related to behaviour of the Internet users).
Teresa Gow has two children.

Sonali De Rycker - a partner of the Accel Venture Fund
Age: 44 years old
Country: United Kingdom
Position in the rating of 2018: 95
Sonali was born in the Indian city of Mumbai, studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and was an employee of one of the world's largest investment banks Goldman Sachs and the Atlas Venture company, then in 2008, joined Accel.
Accel Fund invested in the Swedish Spotify start-up, a service that allows you to legally and for free listen to music tracks. The key role in those investments was played by Sonali. She also invested in the Russian KupiVIP online shop.
Sonali De Rycker has two children, she is married.

Aileen Lee - a founder of the Cowboy Ventures Fund
Age: 48 years old
Country: USA
Position in the rating of 2018: 97
A debutante of the Midas list in 2018. Aileen Lee invested in such projects as Bloom Energy, a company that develops new types of generators for urban communications, and Rent the Runway, an online rental service of designer clothes.
In addition, Lee is one of the founders of the All Raise venture club. Before the foundation of her own company, she worked in the venture fund of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Aileen Lee is also successful in family life, she is married and has three children.

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After a 6-week losing streak, the euro found solid support from the visit of Germany’s Chancellor to China. Angela Merkel met China’s Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang who confirmed Beijing’s readiness to invest in the single European currency and buy the European bonds. “The euro is an important choice in our foreign currency reserves, and so we are continuing to buy European debt. Even when certain European countries had sovereign debt crises, China kept the broader picture in mind,” the head of China’s government expressed the official rhetoric.

In other words, one of the largest players in financial markets gave the vote of confidence both to the euro and the European debt. No wonder, the euro rebounded from a six-month low in light of such remarks from China’s Premier. Nevertheless, China’s support is not enough for the euro to regain recent losses. The single European currency has been weighed down by political tension and a slowdown in economic growth of the euro area. A series of downbeat economic data and protectionist statements from the new coalition government in Italy are bearish for the euro. Sluggish economic growth is viewed by most analysts as a temporary phase. However, the first populist government in Italy has dealt a blow to the euro.

Italy stands for termination of the pension reform, which has been settled earlier. Besides, the euro-skeptic government calls on the EU lawmakers to relax deficit rules. If Italy pursues a policy of cutting taxes and increasing public expenditures, this could spark off a new crisis in Europe. Investors are discouraged by this scenario, thus expressing negative sentiment on the euro.

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The post-Soviet space is quite varied in terms of its economic characteristics - some of the countries are somewhat similar to Russia in certain periods of development, while others have chosen their own, completely different to Russian, economic path. The information why the CIS countries would be attractive for investors is below.

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Europe has once again proved that money is not the most important thing in the world, as it should be in a civilized society. After the US left the nuclear agreement with Iran, realizing that the latter is not fulfilling its obligations, Germany decided to follow this example.

Blackmail on part of the Iranian religious leaders, who also manage the country, had no results, and after negotiations with the US and China, Angela Merkel said that some European companies will stop working with Iran. The US sanctions are likely to urge European companies to stop working with Iran, Merkel said after the meeting with Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang. The chancellor noted that Chinese companies are able to fill the vacant place, but made it clear that material benefits should not be above security issues.

Earlier, the Iranian authorities blackmailed Europe, threatening to continue its nuclear program if the European countries do not fulfill seven conditions. It should be noted that the representatives of the Islamic Republic were smart enough not to threaten the US, the main initiator of the nuclear deal cancellation. In a response, for a start, Trump could have immediately sent a formidable tweet followed by more convincing arguments. Therefore, nuclear blackmailers decided it was Europe that should provide guarantees for the sale of Iranian oil, as well as the absence of obstacles for the cooperation of European banks with Iran. However, it did not work either.

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