Economics

In an interview to the French daily Les Echos which was published on Friday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that there could be a possibility of extending

It is unlikely that the prime benchmark lending rates will be raised back in to the positive territory next year by the European Central Bank, said policymaker Robert Holzmann. He

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China data showed that in the month of November, the profits of country’s major industrial companies increased by 5.4 per cent year on

A slowing Indian economy caused the Indian initial public offerings in 2019 to fall down to a 4 year low by value. However according to some analysts, it is hoped

The Central Bank of South Korea notes a decrease in the financial stability of households, despite a slowdown in borrowing growth, the Yonhap agency reported citing a regulator report sent…

There are many investors who are still trying to understand how the stock market could rise and reach record peaks even when there was a raging trade war going on

Moiré sectors of the Japanese economy are being impacted by the hit to exports from slowing global demand and there is a general slowdown of growth in the economy which

The total purchasing power of global consumers now seems to be declining, coinciding with a slowdown in the global economy, which has resulted in a recession in many manufacturing centers…

The United States and China would “very shortly” sign the so-called phase one trade deal, US president Donald Trump announced on Saturday. “We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade

The American economy grew at a moderate annual rate of 2.1 per cent for the third quarter, announced the United States Commerce Department on Friday. The US economy has recently

An otherwise a slow year for equity capital markets (ECM) for 2019 was saved by the giant initial public offerings from Saudi Aramco and Alibaba. The year saw a number

The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P) expects US corporate sector growth next year, despite continuing risks around trade tensions and uncertainties regarding the US presidential election, the agency…

Analysts believe that the temporary halt in the production of its 737 Max planes by United States based Boeing will only deal a partial blow to the US economy. This

The economy of Argentina in the III quarter fell by 1.7% compared with the same period last year, according to the national statistical agency Indec.

In a further relief to the global markets, the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced on Sunday that the “phase one” US-China trade deal is “totally done” and added

The price of gold is falling on Monday morning due to statistics from China and trade optimism, according to trading data.

The phase one of the trade agreement between the United States and China will entail a pledge of Beijing procuring $32 billion worth of additional US farm products during the

Following the resounding election victory of the Conservative Party, banks in the United Kingdom are now developing a set of fresh proposals about the manner in which they should be

China has agreed to make a pledge to procure more of American farm products in 2020 and in exchange the United States under the Trump administration will roll back some

Despite the expansion of the OPEC + deal, the market will face an excess of supply of 700 thousand bpd in the first quarter of next year, the International Energy…

According to the results of the December meeting, the US Federal Reserve System (Fed) left the key rate unchanged at 1.5-1.75% per annum. The regulator also signaled completion of a…

Several reports quoting source information claimed Chinese officials are expecting that the tariffs on Chinese products as threatened by US President Donald Trump that is scheduled to be imposed from

The new name for the now defunct Nafta deal is the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which now could smooth the trade between the three North American companies, encourage businesses in these

The Canadian government has accused German carmaker Volkswagen of violating Canadian environmental law on 60 points.

OPEC + countries agreed to reduce oil production by another 500 thousand barrels per day (bpd) from 2020. At the same time, OPEC leader Saudi Arabia announced its readiness to…

According to reports quoting trade officials and documents, people could be forced to pay duties on software and movie downloads if, next week, India or South Africa makes good on

One of the biggest oil production cuts this decade is set to be implemented by the oil cartel Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies including Russia

Prices for coffee in November jumped to a maximum in the last 12 months, according to a report by the International Coffee Organization (ICO).

Australia's economic growth slowed in the third quarter, despite the central bank’s rate cut.

Global markets, investors and companies got a rude shock after United States president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that there was no fixed deadline or time line for a trade

A slowdown in its domestic economy and the hit by the trade war with the United States is forcing China to make concessions to boost the economy. As a part

In a move that is seen to possibly reduce the trade tensions between the European Union and the United States as the lawmakers of the economic block decided to increase

Democratic lawmakers are “within range of a substantially improved” trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, said the Speaker of the House of the United States Nancy Pelosi on Monday. However

A report from Global Times, a tabloid run by China’s the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, claimed that China and the United States are ‘very close’ to a agreeing

There was some relief in the global financial markets about rising possibility of the more than one year old trade war between the United and China would ultimately get diffused

The threats to the growth of the global economy have increased, said a report by a leading international economic organization. The prospects of global growth have decreased steadily said a

While China is eager to arrive at the so called phase one of the trade agreement with the United States, Beijing will not be afraid to fight back is required,

The slowdown in the global economy is primarily associated with structural problems, but trade restrictions also lead to lower growth in key markets, OECD experts indicate in a new macroeconomic…

China attempted to allay fears that the trade negotiations with the United States could be getting off track as the country’s commerce ministry said on Thursday that Beijing will strive

The governor of California announced that starting next year, authorities will no longer buy cars from General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler. State authorities attribute this to the fact that…

The United States and China have now fallen back on the agreement that the two sides almost managed to agree to in May this year for deciding on the amount

The growth rate of world trade in the IV quarter of 2019 will remain below the trend line. This is evidenced by the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s indicator "Trade barometer".…