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Economics

Banks lend a helping hand to US shale-oil companies

The US shale-oil companies are planning to increase exploration and production in 2017 since recovered commodity prices prompted banks to increase lending for the first time since 2014. The world’s major oil producers are planning to cut production. The US shale industry, by contrast, seeks to take...

Nomura Points to Six Potential Surprises Which Could Lead to Japan's Staid Economy Catching Markets in the Hop

Six potential major surprises which, while outside its baseline scenarios, could shake things up, including a more retail spending and workers taking time off, have been pointed out by Nomura in a note this week even as Japan's economy has plodded along for a while.   Higher-than-expected...

Winners of the energy industry in 2016

Oil prices have risen by almost half since the last year, and Russia and China keep rejoicing. However, other countries have much less reasons for celebration. First place: United States This year, American producers of oil and gas reached the first place thanks to victory of Donald Trump, the...

China wants revenues from tourism to reach one trillion dollars

China seeks to convert tourism into a major driving force for economic transformation and upgrading. According to the State Council’s plan, total investment in tourism will grow to 2 trillion yuan by 2020 the. Contribution of this sector to GDP is expected to exceed 12%. By 2020, the country...

Citi Economist says Investors have Fallen for 'Fairy Dust' Since Trump’s Win

While some market watchers may say the rally has gone too far, too fast since the election of Donald Trump, it is a fact that stocks have soared to all-time highs since that time.   Riding on hopes that financial services regulations will ease and the government will spend bigtime on...

JPMorgan Could Not Save Italy's Problem Bank, Here’s How

Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest lender, in June, reportedly refused to listen to suggestions from former Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera in relation to potential ways for the bank to come of the turmoil it was in – it was about to be wound up in a few months then. ...

SEC expands its Whistleblower Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the USA has tightened the grip on companies that are trying to restrict activities of informants. New rules imply ban of labor contracts that threaten an employee with dismissal in case of informing government agencies in irregularities in the...

Top 10 countries with the most competitive economies

SolAbility, a research Institute located in Switzerland and South Korea, has published its report Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index, which compares countries by development and sustainability of their economies. The study compiled a ranking of countries that have the best tools to stimulate...

Recording Value Above $14 Billion, Bitcoin Total Value Hits a Record

As the web-based digital currency jumped 5 percent on the day to its highest levels in three years after more than doubling in price this year, the total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $14 billion on Thursday.   Putting the cryptocurrency on track for its best...

Will basic income experiment in Finland work out?

Social Security Administration of Finland announced an experiment on unconditional basic income starting from January 1, 2017. The organizers chose 2 thousand men by random-sampling algorithm. They will be receiving an unconditional basic income of 560 euros per month from January 9, 2017 and in...
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