The total assets of funds investing in gold have updated the five-year maximum, exceeding the mark of 2.25 thousand tons. Uncertainty about prospects for the world economy in 2019, as well as expectations of a slowdown in the rate of growth of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) are forcing investors...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its January macro-forecast once again lowered expectations for the growth of the world economy in 2019 and 2020, to 3.5% and 3.6%, respectively. In the past, the October forecast, the fund indicated that trade wars had the most negative impact. Now, however,...

The French Finance Minister informs that the global giants of digital sector could expect EU tax by the end of March. According to an interview of the Finance Minister of France, Bruno Le Maire, which was published on Sunday, January 20, 2019, the leading digital companies of the world could expect...

The central banks of the world might not have the resources to fight a serious recession.    During the last financial crisis, dramatic and unorthodox steps were taken by the central banks to prevent economic collapse. The measures included slashing of interest rates and expended...

Global investment house Fidelity International has predicted that one of the best places to invest in Asia in due is China and its valuation as described as "very, very attractive" despite an apparent slowdown in the economy of the country.   Chinese economy, the largest in Asia and the...

Last year, the number of wealthy people rose by 1.9% to 22.4 million worldwide (from $ 1 million to $ 30 million), according to a report by research company Wealth-X. The total amount of their capitals increased by 1.8%, to $ 61.3 trillion. The most active growth of millionaires last year was noted...

The volume of the global debt load is now more than three times the size of the global economy. In the third quarter of 2018, this figure was $ 244 trillion, or 318% of total GDP, the Washington International Institute of Finance calculated. The peak of 320% of GDP fell in the third quarter of...

Claiming the political instability was costing the global auto industry, the Trump administration and the United States Congress was urged by top global auto executives gathered in Detroit to resolve trade disputes and the US government shutdown.   While a new regional trade agreement...

The US protective duties, imposed on supplies from China in the amount of more than $ 250 billion, have finally affected the volume of Chinese exports. In December it decreased by 4.4% year-on-year. This is the lowest growth rate over the past two years (in November, the dynamics were positive -...