The Trump administration of the United States stopped short of labeling China as a currency manipulator once again thereby potentially avoiding an aggravation of the currently acrimonious trade war between the two countries which are also the two largest economies of the world.   No country...

It was just a week ago that the Chinese tech giant Huawei was placed in its trade blacklist by the United States – but that did not stop a delegation of more than a hundred politicians and business leaders from South Korean visiting the company’s headquarters in China.   The team, which...

Negative consequences of the confrontation between the two largest economies began to affect the markets and companies around the world. Corporate investments in Japan decreased in Q1 by 1.2%, and private consumption - by 0.3% on an annualized basis, although GDP still grew by 2.1%, the statistical...

The Brazilian coastline mangrove forests stand as sentinels to check soil erosion by taking on the hit from climate change and rising water levels, but we need to save them from the humans as well as climate change phenomena. Brazilian fishermen like Jose da Cruz have been earning his living for...

The winning leaders of EU parliamentary election suggest EU fiscal rules reform, while Salvini urges for a new role of ECB in state debt guarantee. On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Matteo Salvini, the deputy Prime Minister of Italy demanded for a “new role” in the European Central Bank. This should be...

Brexit’s shadow of uncertainty has grown into “a full-blown crisis”, reveals annual survey. Duff & Phelps’ conducted a survey which involved the financial executive, whereby it revealed that Brexit fallout has been highlighted New York as the “pre-eminent financial centre” of the world whereby...

Even though there has been some progress in the talks between the European Union and the United States which is aimed at averting the US from imposing a punitive import tariff on EU made cars, the ball lies squarely on in the court of the US on whether to come to an agreement with the EU on a broad...

China and a number of other countries refused to buy Iranian oil for fear of falling under US sanctions, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources from the Iranian oil sector. The United States, which had previously discontinued participation in the agreement on the Iranian nuclear deal,...

The market for alternative proteins – known by different names such as "plant-based" and "alternative” proteins, is seemingly immense and is slowly turning out to be a growing movement in large parts of the world. .    According to GreenBiz ally Andrew Beebe of Obvious Ventures:...