Economics

The aim of the protectionist trade policies taken by the United States government under President Donald Trump is to remove trade barriers for American companies and create a more level

The United States still plans to increase import duties on Chinese goods worth $ 200 billion in January 2019 from 10% to 25%, said US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in…

Despite India being the fastest growing major economy in the world, there are some teething problems with the economy according to economists. One of the problems is unequal distribution of

The possibilities of issuing digital currency should be looked into by central banks, believes the chief of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde arguing that this would increasing the safety

China has reportedly taken a step that could help trigger staled trade talks between the United States and China and possibly bring an end to escalating trade hostilities between the

The pound sterling fell by more than 1% after the British Minister for Brexit Dominic Raab announced his resignation, according to CNBC.

The Chinese economy is still far from a transition to domestic demand as the main source of growth, as well as from refraining from excessive investment in infrastructure, and from…

According to an article published in the German trade publication Automobilwoche, Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said that the German car maker is getting its electric vehicle platform and battery

Despite the growing popularity of renewable energy sources, oil and gas will remain the main energy sources until 2040, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Demand…

They are building up stocks in the hope that the escalation of the trade conflict between the United States and China will weaken, opening the Chinese market for them.

Efforts of the President of the Bolivarian Republic to curb price increases are clearly failing.

The main reason for the slowdown in inflationary dynamics since the mid-2000s in transition economies was internal factors and a more systematic monetary policy of regulators, and not the influence…

According to an estimate by Goldman Sachs, there can be a global shortage in the oil industry in the 2020s because “nobody is allowed to fully invest in future oil

While Italy and the European Union remain in a deadlock over the proposed budget by Rome, analysts are of the view that more importance needs to be given to the

According to the results of the November 8 meeting, the US Fed expectedly kept the key rate at the level of 2-2.25% per annum. Despite the October correction in the…

The growth rate of the world economy in 2018 will reach 3.3%, and in 2019 it will slow down to 2.9%, which will make it difficult for some countries to…

In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2017-2018, Apple Inc. increased its net profit by 41%, revenue - by 20%. However, forecasts for the current quarter, which is usually Apple’s most…

Even while the trade war between the United States and China is escalating by the day, the China’s yuan dropped to a historic low of 10 years against the dollar

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing its own sources that Chinese oil companies China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and China Petrochemical Corp. refused to supply oil from Iran in November.

Two issues playing on the minds of investors in the global oil market – US sanctions on Iran and the possibility of US sanctions on Saudi Arabia, potential brought the

According to a business survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, the intensifying trade war between the United States and China is forcing at least 70

The budget crisis in Italy does not pose a danger to the European Union, but the euro zone is not sufficiently prepared for a new economic crisis, French Finance Minister…

The European Union has not yet found a country that would agree to become the jurisdiction of a special purpose vehicle (SPV), through which settlements with Iran will be made…

Citing the weighing down of growth and debt prospects of Italy by the country’s government’s policy plans, the outlook of the country’s economy was changed to negative from stable by

The already existing fears among investors fears about trade war and economic growth was compounded by concerns over corporate profits to drive global stocks lower on Friday and set them

As the first major UK bank to officially announce a Brexit provision, RBS announced that it is setting aside a sum of £100m to counter any eventuality in the face

Developing countries annually lose $ 115 billion due to poor food quality - this includes productivity losses due to diseases and deaths, the cost of treating eating disorders and losses…

The flagging power business of General Electric got a boost after the company etched a preliminary agreement to rebuild the dilapidated electric power grid of Iraq. But the stage for

Asian stocks fell on Thursday after falling at Wall Street. Asian stocks have already lost more than $ 4.9 trillion of their value this year, Bloomberg writes.

If Brussels and London do not reach a satisfactory Brexit agreement, the delivery of goods to the UK along the main route will be difficult.

According to a report by the Italian news agency AGI, citing EU sources, Italy has been asked to submit a new budget by the European Commission after the administrative arm

China may face “debt iceberg” and “titanic” credit risks, S&P Global rating agency warned. According to its estimates, the size of off-balance sheet debts of Chinese municipalities can reach 30–40…

China, the second largest economy of the world reported a slowdown in its growth for the three months ended September with a growth rate of 6.5 per cent compared to

A federal law on the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes entered into force on Wednesday in Canada.

Off-balance sheet debt of the Chinese regions in 2017 reached 37 trillion yuan ($ 5.5 trillion), or 45% of GDP, and this figure is significantly higher than the official debts…

Brand Finance Nation Brands 100 is a global study accompanied by a rating of countries in terms of the value of national brands according to the British consulting company Brand…

Weak global growth, trade disputes and high oil prices will limit growth in demand for fuel raw materials to 1.3 million barrels per day in 2018 and 1.4 million bpd…

On Thursday, the US dollar fell against the major currencies of developed countries and most developing currencies, with the exception of the Russian ruble, following the decline in stock indices…

A new measure coined by the World Bank called the “human capital index” which measures youth mortality, schooling and health was dominated by Asian countries. It is possible that lifetime

The decision of the national governments in the European Union (EU) to agree to impose stricter targets of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction in the region has been criticised by the

The trade war between the United States and China is changing the farming business around the world, supporting Brazilian soybean producers and worsening the position of American farmers, reports Reuters.

A recent study conducted by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), which is the research institute of Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, claimed that the historically low rates of unemployment in

The opposition of the European Union against the plans of the Italian government to borrow more money for an already heavily indebted economy in its next budget was supported by

While it is evident that the American economy has surged ahead – partly because of the massive tax cuts and the “America First” agenda by its President Donald Trump, but

The employment scenario in the United States was hardly much better than it is now. With a fall in the rate of unemployment and reaching 3.7% in September, it touched

Although China imposed duties on almost all US imports in response to Washington’s actions, American oil was not subject to restrictions. But it seems that market participants have themselves decided…

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region fell on the first working day of the week following the fall of the Chinese market.

Switzerland has automatically started to share data of bank account holders in its country with the governments and tax authorities of many countries which officially brings an end to the

The European Commission does not exclude the possibility of the United States imposing new duties on automotive products imports from the European Union, and is preparing to respond to the…