Economics

Following the latest escalation in the trade war between the United States and China with the announcement of Trump of imposing a fresh round of tariffs on Chinese goods and

Even while the United States and China get in a war of words related to the devaluation of the Chinese currency yuan with Washington officially identifying Beijing as a currency

There was a more than expected fall in the June numbers for German industrial output primarily because of some significant fall in car-making and metal production. This has raised concerns

It is not likely that the United States and China would end their trade war and come to an agreement on a trade deal before the November 2020 US presidential

Predictions by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) estimated that if Iranian oil is bought by China as a measure to retaliate to the latest United States tariff measures,

According to GFMS Refinitiv estimates, in the first half of 2019 there was a noticeable decline in demand for gold. However, this has not affected the price; gold quotes continued…

‘Things are going well with China’, said the United States President Donald Trump on Saturday referring to his most recent announcement of imposition of fresh import tariffs of 10 per

The Indian auto sector is going through its biggest slump in nearly two decades with dealerships are being pushed out of business across India. In June marked the eight straight

The United States has come to an agreement for greater exports of American beef to the European Union. This was announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday. The agreement

The biggest challenge starts at the face of the British since the 1970s. In the first half of the year, the production of auto in the UK has fallen by

Amidst an environment of restarting of trade negotiations between the United States and China, US president Donald Trump has announced imposition of another tariff – this time a 10 per

South Korea would be forced to review and rethink its military cooperation with Japan, both key allies of the United States in Asia, if Tokyo ultimately implements its plans to

Investments in the UK car sector fell by more than 70% in the first half of the year due to fears about Brexit, the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and…

The Fortune Global 500 list for 2019 shows how economic power is moving from the United States to other countries. This time only 4 US companies entered the top 10…

The loss of steam in the United States economy for the second quarter was now as bad as was being expected because of an increase in consumer spending which offset

United States president Donald Trump agreed to make “timely” decisions with respect to allowing American companies to sell to the Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd – currently blacklisted

The Chinese GDP has grown by 6.2% in the second quarter; this is the lowest figure since 1992, when the National Bureau of Statistics of China began to publish quarterly…

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) of the United Kingdom has warned that there is a one-in-four chance that the crisis surrounding uncertainty over Brexit has already

After a telephonic conversation between United States and Chinese trade officials over the issue of coming to a possible trade agreement, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggesting in-person talks could

More than 50 companies, including Apple and Nintendo, have announced or are considering plans to move production from China to avoid US duties, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

The chance of the South American national Chile being able to not only woo South Korean electronics giant Samsung and other corporate investors into the country to produce battery parts

The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts overproduction of oil in the world. “Our balance sheet shows potential overproduction next year from non-OPEC states, especially from the United States. In the…

The second quarter 2019 economic growth of China touched a 27 year old low at 6.2 per cent reflecting the pressure on its economy because of lowering of demand both

Worldwide shipments of traditional personal computers (PCs) in Q2 2019 increased 4.7% to 64.9 million units. One of the reasons for the increase in demand is the expected rise in…

The new generation of wireless networks - 5G - will contribute to economic growth by increasing productivity and stimulating innovation, as well as will prompt development of new forms of…

Days before the United States and India is set to start discussions on trade in New Delhi, the US government has been privately informed by Walmart – the largest retailer

There are chances of prolongation of the export curb imposed by Japan on key materials used by South Korean technology firms, said South Korea’s president on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in

According to the outcome of a Reuters’ poll, the second largest economy of the world – China, has been impacted by weakening global demand and a sharp hike in U.S.

India needs heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. Rain could stimulate agricultural production and prompt growth of the third largest economy in Asia, but so far the precipitations have not…

Stress on finding a diplomatic solution to the most recent trade spat with Japan was given by South Korea’s president on Monday. The countries are facing a trade spat after

Following an agreement between United States president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, trade representatives of both the countries would restart stalled negotiations to try and iron out

Austria has hired banks to issue five-year bonds for €3 billion and can also issue 100-year bonds, writes Financial Times referring to a banker familiar with the situation. According to…

Since the end of 2017, increasingly more workers in Germany are switching to part-time work. Weak economic growth is reflected in the labor market, according to researchers from the ifo…

The slowdown in economic growth in the euro zone should no longer be seen as a “temporary downturn,” and the European Central Bank should prepare for a worsening of the…

The United States has stepped up pressure on the European Union over the alleged subsidies that the block has been giving top to its aircraft making business. Just a couple

Experts at Morgan Stanley lowered the forecast for oil prices for the second half of 2019 after OPEC + decided to extend the deal to reduce oil production by the…

Over the past three years, the size of the gig economy of the United Kingdom has more than doubled and currently there are 4.7 people working in the economy, showed

There is a long road that the United States and China would be required to tread before both the parties would be able to achieve a trade deal, said Chinese

While issuing a warning about the increasing risks to the global economy, the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies did not officially blame protectionism for it. They instead

The United States and China would restart stalled trade negotiations and the US would not impose any new tariffs on Chinese imports into America. This was decided after a meeting

Calls to airlines to eliminate the “no-show” clauses for passengers have been turned down by a host of major airlines, which includes the likes of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic,

Inflation in the eurozone was stable in June, remaining well below the target level of the European Central Bank.

Diplomatic tensions between China and Canada just went up a notch after the announcement of a suspension on the import of beef and pork form Canada was made by China.

The current tensions arising out of geopolitics, and the warm welcome and the apparent prospect that the cryptocurrebncy of Facebook called Libra could help bring the digital currency into the