Economics

Not All Emerging Markets Are Worth The Risk, Realize Investors

Despite the obvious signals that the United States Federal Reserve has embarked on a path of hiking rates, there has been little sign of relief for some emerging markets. While
Published on April 2, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Situation in Algeria scares oil investors

Protests, which broke out 6 weeks ago in Algeria, have already involved millions of citizens of the country opposing current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. A week ago, Exxon announced that it…
Published on April 2, 2019
By Iris Barker

Chinese market: New bonanza for luxury brands

According to a marketing research of the luxury market in China, compiled by Bain & Company, sales in this area increased by 20% in 2018 and exceeded the figures for…
Published on April 1, 2019
By Iris Barker

China Records First In 4 Months Growth In Factory Activity In March

Data from an official survey in China published on March 31 showed that there was an increase in factory activity in March for the Chinese economy for the first time
Published on March 31, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

German Economy’s Record High Employment Data Kindles Hope

Amid global economic uncertainties, Germany depends on domestic demand to sane its economic performance for this year. What to the data tell us?
Published on March 30, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Optimism In UK Finance Industry Worst Since The 2008 Crash, Study Shows

The concerns and fears of the financial sector of the United Kingdom of the real possibility of a no-deal Brexit was reflected in a survey based study which showed that
Published on March 28, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Unprecedented Proposals On Tech Made By China On Trade As Talks Progress: Reuters

A Reuters report published Thursday claimed that incredible proposals on trade have been made by China to the United States over a wide range of points including the sticky issue
Published on March 28, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Industrial Profits In China Note Highest Drop Since Late 2011

The first two months of the current year marked the worst slump in profits since late 2011 for the industrial companies of China according to data released on Wednesday. .this
Published on March 27, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018

Global energy demand rose 2.3% last year. This is the fastest pace this decade, the International Energy Agency said.
Published on March 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

New Round Of Face-To-Face Talks Between US And China On Trade War

The White House has confirmed that face-to-face negotiations would be held next week between trade representative of the United States and China aimed at bringing an end of the trade
Published on March 25, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Analysts: Beware of “Japanese” effect on European economy

The crisis in Japan is now characterized as a “lost decade”: the economy has barely grown, the country has been experiencing deflation, and a huge amount of bad debts has…
Published on March 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

Weak Factory Data Dents Hopes For Global Growth

Factory activity and manufacturing in the top five economic superpowers in the world in March had cooled down significantly impacting the prospect of global economic growth. There was contraction at
Published on March 24, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

A Formal Trade Deal With China Is Quite Likely: Trump

There was significant progress in the trade talks with China, said United States President Donald Trump and added that a final agreement on a deal “will probably happen”. He also
Published on March 22, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Venezuela’s misfortunes can ignite energy crisis in Cuba

Last week, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition Juan Guaidó told reporters that he ordered to stop the supply of oil to Cuba. He explained his decision by a major…
Published on March 22, 2019
By Iris Barker

Japanese Govt. Downgrades Its View On Its Economy As China Slows Down

The Japanese government has, for the second time in the last three years, downgraded its headline assessment of its economy on Wednesday because of factors such as a cooling down
Published on March 20, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

China keeps restricting coal imports from Australia

Australia’s share in coal supply in China is noticeably decreasing against the background of tougher inspections of imported coal by the Chinese authorities.
Published on March 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

IEA: energy crisis in Venezuela can lead to serious oil market disruptions

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that a nationwide energy collapse of Venezuela, caused by the crisis, could lead to a "serious disruption" in the oil market. However, Saudi Arabia…
Published on March 18, 2019
By Iris Barker

US Economy Hurt By $7.8 Billion In 2018 Due To Trump Trade War: Study

The results of a study that was conducted by a team of economists at leading American universities which was published earlier this week showed that the United States economy lost
Published on March 17, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

U.S. Manufacturing Growth Slows Down In February

The US economy reported a slowdown in manufacturing in February, 2019 because of a slowdown in growth of new orders and amidst rising concerns among managers of increasing commodity prices.
Published on March 15, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Chinese Premier Pledges More Policy Measures To Boost Slowing Economy

China promised broad and wide ranging changes to its economic policy in order to arrest a sharper slowdown for the world’s second-biggest economy. The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on
Published on March 15, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Central Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy course, lowers exports and production assessment

The Bank of Japan, following results of the two-day meeting, left the monetary policy unchanged, proposing a more gloomy assessment of exports and production and warning of growing external risks…
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Malta considers joining Chinese Belt and Road

Malta has become another member of the European Union which is considering the possibility of joining China’s large-scale infrastructure initiative “Belt and Road”.
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Pre-Recession Alarm Lurks Behind Britain’s ‘Headline Employment Figures’

Uncertainties of Brexit slow down Britain’s economy, although 2018’s employment figures seemed promising. Nevertheless, researchers find that policymakers may have to worry about something else.
Published on March 12, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

IEA: oil production will meet new demand in 2024

In the next five years, demand for oil will continue to grow at a rate higher than its supply, follows from a forecast of the International Energy Agency until 2024.…
Published on March 12, 2019
By Iris Barker

Volume of new bank lending in China declines in February

In February, Chinese banks issued significantly fewer new loans than a month earlier, while the authorities are still striving to support the economy.
Published on March 11, 2019
By Iris Barker

UK Criticism Of US Over Food Standards Dismissed By Its Ambassador To Britain

The comments of a former UK minister about the country would not be able to accept the “woefully deficient” American farming practices after a post-Brexit trade deal was nullified by
Published on March 10, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Negotiators Working Day And Night For A US Trade Deal: China

According to reports citing a senior Chinese official, trade representatives of China and the United States are striving very hard to arrive at a trade deal which would be equitable
Published on March 10, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

OECD lowers global economic forecast

In the next two years, the world economy will grow more slowly than recently expected, follows from the updated forecast of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). According…
Published on March 8, 2019
By Iris Barker

U.S. And China Close To Finalizing A Trade Deal: The Wall Street Journal

The promises to make some structural changes to its economic policies and the elimination of retaliatory tariffs on US goods has created the perception that deal on trade between the
Published on March 5, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

10 biggest philanthropists in 2018

Rich people all over the world spend their capital not only on expensive cars, yachts and airplanes, but also to help those who are a little less fortunate in life.
Published on March 5, 2019
By Iris Barker

Bain notes record activity on the private equity market

Consulting company Bain & Company has released an annual report on the private equity industry. Experts noted that the total amount of such capital, aimed at the purchase of companies,…
Published on March 4, 2019
By Iris Barker

Factory Activity In China Hits 3-Year Low: Survey

A survey showed that Chinese manufacturing activity touched a three year low amidst China fighting out a tough trade war with the United States and clear signs of its economy
Published on March 1, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Moody’s expects a respite in monetary tightening

The rate of normalization of monetary policy will slow in 2019, and central banks will become more cautious in their actions against the background of a more moderate economic growth,…
Published on February 28, 2019
By Iris Barker

TMR Report Predict Construction Robots Market To Reach $470.61M By 2026

The global market for construction robots is anticipated to touch a value of $ 470.61 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 10.4 per cent between the years 2018
Published on February 28, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

US To Indefinitely Postpone China Tariff Increase

After the United States president Donald Trump postponed the imposition of enhanced import tariffs on Chinese goods because of satisfactory progress in trade talks with China, a formal move to
Published on February 28, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Anti-Dumping Probe Against Low Priced Steel Imports Opened By US

Following up on the imposition of increased import tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium last year, the United States is now opening up an investigation into charges of dumping steel
Published on February 28, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Demographia: Housing in the US is the most affordable

For the ninth year in a row, life in Hong Kong remains the most expensive in the world, according to the anti-rating of the public organization Demographia. The average cost…
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

A ‘Full-Blown Economic Crisis’ Could Be Result Of A No Deal Brexit

According to a warning from the aerospace trade body ADS, if there is a no-deal Brexit, there is a risk of a “full-blown economic crisis”. It was now able to
Published on February 26, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

S&P Global Predicts The ‘Global Sovereign Debt’ To Touch ‘$50 Trillion’ This Year

The forecast on global debt warns that it will eat into 70% of refinancing for paying long-term debts that are maturing.
Published on February 25, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Trade Talk Progress Drives Trump To Delay Tariff Hike On Chinese Goods

Since the trade talks between the United States and China have been “productive” and if the talks progressed as they have done, a deal can be sealed off between the
Published on February 25, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

US and China are about to conclude trade truce

The US and China seem ready to conclude an armistice in the trade war that has continued since the middle of last year. US President Donald Trump announced that he…
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

London FX Market Shares of Sterling Suffer The Uncertain Brexit Woes

Even though there has been an increment in the trading volume lately, sterling shares remain 30-40% lower.
Published on February 23, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

EU Considering Timing Of Talks On Trade With Trump

Anticipating that the United States president Donald Trump could impose import tariffs on European vehicles, ministers of the block got together to discuss when the EU should initiate talks on
Published on February 22, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

US & China Drawing Out Framework On Broad Trade Issues: Reports

A much awaited trade agreement is said to be set to be reached between the United States and China according to reports. According to multiple reports citing sources with knowledge
Published on February 21, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Investment Banking’s 15% Profit Gain Leverages Barclays In Activist Debate

Banks make Brexit provisions, while Barclays manages to ride on the tide of profit gains at its investment banking sector.
Published on February 21, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

UK’s Brexit Gloom Increased By Honda’s Plant Closure

The decision of the Japanese car manufacturing company Honda to close down its only manufacturing unit in the United Kingdom in 2021 has dealt a blow of Britain which is
Published on February 20, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

China & UK Slowdown Headwinds For It, Warns HSBC, Reports Disappointing Profits

HSBC Holdings has warned of impact on business in the current year because of the slowdown of the Chinese economy and in the UK while presenting a disappointing annual profit
Published on February 19, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Prospect Of No Deal Brexit Makes UK Supermarkets Scramble To Secure Food Stocks

If there are no specific trade terms between the United Kingdom and the European Union before their divorce next month, there can be less variety, price increase and shortages of
Published on February 19, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Brazil wants the EU to compensate for steel import tariffs

Brazil appealed to the European Union for compensation after the EU authorities introduced tariffs on steel imports from major producing countries earlier this month, the Brazilian government said.
Published on February 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

The Netherlands says goodbye to the gas era

The Netherlands said goodbye to its own gas. For the first time in half a century, since 1963, when the development of the largest gas field on the continent began…
Published on February 18, 2019
By Iris Barker