
Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Resumption Of Palm Oil Exports In Indonesia Hampered By Policy Uncertainty
After a three-week suspension, Indonesia permitted palm oil exports to resume on Monday, but shipments were not anticipated to begin until new guidelines aimed at assuring domestic supply of the
Published on May 24, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Indonesia Ends Export Ban But Will Reimpose Rule On Local Sale Of Palm Oil
The government of Indonesia announced earlier this week that it will reimpose a domestic sales restriction for palm oil, a day after the world’s largest producer of the key edible
Published on May 22, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Financial Threats Due To Climate Change Is Exaggerated, Claims Senior HSBC Banker
A senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments claimed in statements that prompted fire from climate campaigners that central bank policymakers and other world authorities are misrepresenting the financial
Published on May 22, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Gas Flows To Finland Halted By Russia Due To Payments Dispute
Russian gas deliveries to Finland were blocked on Saturday, according to the Finnish gas system operator. This is the latest escalation between Russia and the West over energy payments. The
Published on May 21, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
G7 Agrees To Spend $18.4 Billion To Keep Ukraine Functioning, With More Money On The Way
A draft declaration showed that the Group of Seven finance leaders agreed on Thursday to provide $18.4 billion to help Ukraine pay its debts in the coming months, and that
Published on May 21, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
ASML, Computer Chip Manufacturer, Is Betting Big On A Tiny Future
ASML, a powerhouse in the semiconductor sector and on the stock market, needs to think smaller. Or even bigger. In its effort to construct minuscule circuits on computer chips used
Published on May 20, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Inflation In Japan For April Surpasses Target Set By BOJ For First Time In 7 Years
For the first time in seven years, Japan’s core consumer inflation surpassed the central bank’s target of 2 per cent in April, but only due to growing import costs, not
Published on May 20, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Inflation In UK Touches 40-Year High At 9.0% Putting More Pressure On Households
Last month, inflation in the United Kingdom reached its highest annual rate since 1982, forcing finance minister Rishi Sunak to provide additional assistance to people and the Bank of England
Published on May 18, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
More Than Expected Surge In US Manufacturing Output In April
There was a more than predicted expansion of factory output in the United States in April driven by the ongoing high demand for automobiles and other items, which should support
Published on May 18, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
China’s Economy Hit Harder Than Expected By The Latest Covidโs Surge
China has released poor economic data for April, highlighting the country’s enormous damage caused by Covid lockdowns. Retail sales and industry production in the world’s second largest economy fell dramatically
Published on May 16, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Some Customers May Be Compensated, According To A TerraUSD Backer
On Monday, a subsidiary of the business behind the defunct stablecoin TerraUSD claimed it had spent the majority of its funds defending its dollar peg last week and would use
Published on May 16, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Germany Will Not Support EU Green Investment Label For Nuclear Power Plants
The German government announced on Monday that it will oppose European Union plans to include nuclear energy as a sustainable investment in its “taxonomy” scheme for labelling green projects. Brussels
Published on May 16, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Beyond Meat Shifts Trajectory After Falling Below Its IPO Price In Volatile Trading
After starting below their initial public offering price for the first time on Thursday following the vegan meat maker’s larger quarterly loss, shares of Beyond Meat reversed course to gain
Published on May 13, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Bitcoin Likely To Witness Record Losing Streak As Crypto Market Severely Impacted By ‘Stablecoin’ Collapse
Cryptocurrencies suffered significant losses on Friday, with bitcoin trading at $30,000 and on track for a record losing streak due to the collapse of TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin. Concerns about
Published on May 13, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
IEA Now Believes The World Will Tide Over Lost Russian Oil Supply
Even with lower output from sanctions-hit Russia, the world will not run out of oil, the International Energy Agency (IEA) declared on Thursday, in a U-turn from its March prediction
Published on May 12, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Crypto Crisis Worsens As Tether, A Stablecoin, Falls Below The Dollar’s Peg
On Thursday, the collapse of TerraUSD, one of the world’s largest stablecoins, sent shockwaves across cryptocurrency markets, plunging Tether below its dollar peg and driving bitcoin to 16-month lows. Cryptocurrencies
Published on May 12, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
$26 Bln Loss Reported By SoftBank Vision Fund But Son Pledges Defence
On Thursday, SoftBank Group Corp disclosed a record $26.2 billion loss at its Vision Fund investment arm, as high-growth tech firms were battered by rising interest rates and political unrest.
Published on May 12, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Germany Develops Crisis Plan To Manage Sudden End To Russian Gas โ Reuters
According to a report published by the news agency Reuters based on source information, German officials are secretly developing an emergency package for any sudden halt in Russian gas supply,
Published on May 11, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Ukraine Crisis Shuts Russian Gas Route To Europe, Supply Drop By A Quarter
For the first time, shipments of Russian oil and gas via Ukraine have been blocked since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That has resulted in Russian gas
Published on May 11, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Putin Instructs Experts To Work On Trade Payments With Allies And ‘Enemies’
Russian President Vladimir Putin established an international payments working committee, tasked with determining terms for transactions with “unfriendly” countries. Putin warned in March that Russia, the world’s largest natural gas
Published on May 10, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
French Auto Giant Renault Predicts Double-Digit Margin For Its Mobilize Brand By 2027
French auto giant Renault announced on Tuesday that its new Mobilize brand, which is focused on new mobility and data solutions, will seek a double-digit profit by 2030, representing 20%
Published on May 10, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
EU Will Give Renewable Energy Projects Clearance In One Year
The European Union executive aims to accelerate the bloc’s green transformation and reduce its dependency on Russian resources by permitting some renewable energy projects to acquire permits within a year,
Published on May 9, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Profit Projections In The US Have Weakened As Corporates Examine Inflation Threats
Corporate growth projections for the current quarter and 2022 are mainly dropping as oil and other supply costs rise and interest rates rise, as first-quarter results near their end. High
Published on May 9, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Over 80 Companies, Including China’s JD.Com, Added To The SEC’s List Of Companies Facing Delisting
During a long-running auditing stalemate between the US and China, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added more than 80 companies to a list of entities facing probable
Published on May 5, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Inflation Rate In Turkey Reaches 70%
According to data released on Thursday, Turkey’s annual inflation hit a two-decade high of 69.97 per cent in April, fueled by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and soaring energy and commodity prices
Published on May 5, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
EU Wants To Punish Putin By Proposing Ban On Russian Oil
In its heaviest measures yet to penalize Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the European Union’s chief executive recommended a progressive oil embargo on Russia, as well as penalties on
Published on May 4, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
UKโs Boohoo Predicts A Tough Year Ahead As Its Profits Dropping 28%
Boohoo, a British online clothes retailer, announced a 28 per cent drop in yearly core earnings, owing to high freight and logistics cost inflation, and warned that pandemic-related external variables
Published on May 4, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
European Climate Group Says Enough Nickel, And Lithium Available To Power 14 Mln EVs In 2023
According to data, there will be enough nickel and lithium to make up to 14 million electric cars (EVs) globally in 2023, thus Europe should acquire more raw materials to
Published on May 3, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Supply Chain Disruptions Sought To Be Negated By Startups Using Apply Artificial Intelligence
A succession of unanticipated occurrences has thrown global supply systems into disarray during the last two years. Coronavirus, the Ukraine conflict, Brexit, and a container ship stuck in the Suez
Published on May 3, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Qantas Is Betting On Nonstop Service Between Sydney And London
After acquiring a dozen special Airbus planes, Qantas Airways will fly non-stop from Sydney to London, charging higher rates in a multi-billion dollar wager that passengers will pay a premium
Published on May 2, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
From Pennsylvania To France, Organic Hens Are Being Quarantined Due To Bird Flu
Chickens that are organic and free-range have been placed under quarantine. According to egg producers and industry organisations, egg-laying hens that ordinarily have access to the outdoors may no longer
Published on May 2, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
US Economy Shrank In The First Quarter, But Trade And Inventories Obscured Underlying Resilience
The United States’ economy unexpectedly dropped in the first quarter, owing to a return in COVID-19 infections and a dip in government pandemic assistance funds, although the drop in output
Published on April 29, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
India’s Wheat Exports Are Booming, Benefiting The Country’s Farmers
Rajensingh Pawar, an Indian farmer, is selling his new wheat crop to private merchants rather than the state stockpiler for the first time in almost a decade, as a worldwide
Published on April 29, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Component Shortages Are Expected By Samsung Electronics To Persist In H2 Despite Strong Server Chip Demand
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday that it expects strong demand for high-margin memory chips in data centres to continue in the second half, but that component shortages would
Published on April 28, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
StanChart Reports Estimates Beating Profits And Makes Bullish Outlook Due To Rising Rates
Standard Chartered reported a 6% increase in first-quarter profit, sending its shares up 10 per cent, as the emerging-markets lender benefited from rising interest rates targeted at managing inflation. The
Published on April 28, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Chip Startups That Use Light Instead Of Cables Are Gaining Traction And Funding
Computers that process data using light rather than electric currents, which were once considered research projects, are gaining traction, and businesses that have mastered the engineering difficulty of exploiting photons
Published on April 26, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
Musk Buys Twitter For $44 Billion
On Monday, Elon Musk agreed to purchase Twitter Inc for $44 billion in cash, transferring ownership of the social media network used by millions of people and world leaders to
Published on April 26, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Saudi Arabia Wants A Tenfold Growth In Air Transit Traffic By 2030
According to an official, Saudi Arabia is aiming for a tenfold rise in foreign airline passengers crossing the country by the end of the decade in order to triple yearly
Published on April 25, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
As Inflation Clouds Recovery, BOJ To Keep Ultra-Low Rates And A Dovish Posture
With increasing costs of raw material force it to focus on maintaining a economic recovery that is still fragile, the Bank of Japan is expected to retain ultra-low interest rates
Published on April 25, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Steelmakers In The United Kingdom Have Been Scorched By Sky-High Electricity Bills
Steel tycoon James Brand speaks above the sound of metal being poured into a foundry furnace, explaining how rising expenses have forced him to hike his rates by 70 per
Published on April 22, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
ECBโs Lagarde Asks Policymakers To Not Engage In Criticism And Leaks โ Reports
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank has urged officials to hold off on expressing dissenting views on decisions for many days, a practise opponents say stymies their ability
Published on April 22, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Japanโs March Trade Gap Much Wider Than Forecasts Due To Slowing Exports To China Exports And Surge In Energy Imports
In March, Japan’s trade imbalance was more than four times larger than market expectations, as China-bound exports slowed abruptly and rising energy costs upped the cost of imports, compounding the
Published on April 20, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Any Emergency Debt To Sri Lanka Will Need Debt Sustainability, Says IMF
The International Monetary Fund said talks with Sri Lanka about a possible IMF loan programme are still in the early stages, and any agreement would require “sufficient indications” that the
Published on April 20, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Global Growth Forecast Slashed By IMF Due To Impact Of Russia’s Invasion In Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund lowered its prediction for global economic growth by almost a full percentage point on Tuesday, because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while also issuing a warning
Published on April 19, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
J&J Cancels Its COVID Vaccine Sales Prediction And Lowers Its Profit Forecast
Due to demand uncertainties and an excess supply of other injections, Johnson & Johnson lowered its full-year earnings prediction on Tuesday and said it could no longer provide a forecast
Published on April 19, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Ukraine War Forces World Bank To Slash Global Growth
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced the World Bank to lower its prediction for global growth for 2022 by nearly a half a percentage point, to 3.2 per cent
Published on April 18, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Growth Of Large Bank Mortgage Loans Being Hampered By Rising Interest Rates
According to first quarter filings and experts, the future for banks’ home lending portfolios is bleak, with rising interest rates scaring away would-be mortgage consumers. According to data from the
Published on April 18, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Resurgence In The Auto Industry Helped Boost US Industrial Output In March
The third consecutive monthly increase in U.S. factory activity was fueled by a dramatic comeback in automobile output in March, possibly hinting that the worst of the production troubles that
Published on April 16, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Business & Finance
China Has Banned Livestreaming Of Unlicensed Games As Part Of Its Latest Gaming Crackdown
China announced on Friday that livestreaming of unlicensed video games is prohibited, signalling a tightening of regulations as part of a broader assault on the gaming sector aimed at removing
Published on April 16, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh
Economics
Ukraine Crisis And Inflations Prompts World Bank To Cut Growth Forecast For India, And South Asia
The worsening bottlenecks in global supply chains and increasing rates of inflation resulting from the Russian war in Ukraine prompted the World Bank to slash cut its economic growth prediction
Published on April 15, 2022
By Debdutta Ghosh