Despite recent tensions in Spain with Catalonia possibly declaring independence in the coming days, the rise of populist politics in Italy should still be front and center for investors in Europe.   "Italy is not generating sustained growth and it still has the issue of bad loans," a...

At the World Economic Forum's summit here in the Indian capital in New Delhi, executives across India Inc voiced broad-based optimism about the country's economic growth.   And the message that it's time for more game-changing reforms was sent to the government by all of that...

China's desire to reduce air pollution can affect already declining economic growth in the country by 0.25 percentage points over the next six months, and, at the same time, increase production inflation, Bloomberg reports citing Societe Generale SA. Reducing production activity to lower emissions...

Financiers usually refer to the new regulations as boring and confusing documents that are better be left to lawyers and the supervision department. But this does not apply to the second version of the Market Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). This is a regulation of the European Union,...

The decision of the Japanese regulator will allow the country to retain its leadership in the Bitcoin market as China turned its back on the crypto-currencies. On Friday, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) registered 11 companies as operators of crypto-exchange exchanges. The registered...

The release of Chinese offshore dollar bonds will reach 80% of the Asian market outside of Japan within three to five years, as support for buyers from the region is growing and the country continues to reform, Bloomberg reports citing Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP. According to Bloomberg, this...

Decision of the Japanese Prime Minister to continue raising taxes to increase funding for the social sphere resulted in ceasing of criticism from the tax advisers of the Japanese government, writes Bloomberg. The increase in the sales tax rate is an "extremely important step," although the spending...

The period of steadily low oil prices is nearing its end, as demand grows and shortages of supplies are coming soon, Bloomberg reports with reference to Trafigura Group company, which is the third largest independent oil trader. The global market may face a deficit by 2019, said a representative of...

The Trump administration is trying to lay the foundation for the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for drilling oil and gas wells. This is a rather complicated project, and there is no guarantee that it will work, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs hopes to open a possibility...