Economics

Moody’s ‘Surprise’ Upgrade Of India’s Rating May Not Be Immediately Followed By Other Rating Agencies

India needs to keep a close watch on its fiscal health in order to brighten its chances of an upgrade from other global rating agencies even though the country has
Published on November 21, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Venezuela’s competitors are pushing the country out of the oil market

Venezuela's competitors in the OPEC group are gradually seizing the country’s share in the world energy market, as the Venezuelan oil industry is being in crisis and trying to comply…
Published on November 21, 2017
By Iris Barker

Aussie Study Claims Sydney Housing Affordability Not To Be Solved By Increased Housing Supply

A recent study has indicated that in rode to solve he affordability crisis for homes in Sydney in Australia, it would not merely be enough to building more houses. In
Published on November 20, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Traders are betting on the strong euro

Just a few years ago the single European currency was practically a symbol of political instability and faced threats to its very existence. Now, it is attracting buyers, while risky…
Published on November 20, 2017
By Iris Barker

Draghi expects a pay boost in the euro area

The head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, predicts that workers in the euro area will soon begin to receive higher wages. This, in turn, will reduce the…
Published on November 19, 2017
By Iris Barker

August Sees Record Number Of Tourists To The UK Helped By A Weak Pound

The highest ever spending in a month by visitors to the UK this August as visitors took advantage of a weak pound following its devaluation after Brexit as over £2.8bn
Published on November 19, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

May Given Just Two Week By EU Chief For Deciding On Payment For Brexit Divorce

Theresa May was warned that if the U.K. wanted to initiate trade talks on Brexit with the E.U. before the end of the year, then Britain would have to make
Published on November 17, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Bitcoin Hits An All-Time High At About $8000 After Talks About A Fork

The news that a software upgrade was slated to go ahead in hours saw the bitcoin hitting an all-time high just below $8,000 (£6,060) on Friday. The software in question
Published on November 17, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Morgan Stanley: Digitalization of India will accelerate growth and attract capital

The desire of India to use digital technology has resulted in major changes in the country’s economy. This represents an investment opportunity of several trillion dollars, as the level of…
Published on November 17, 2017
By Iris Barker

Bitcoin Should Be Regulated By The Government, Demands The Indian Supreme Court

Government regulation of cryptocurrencies was called for by the Supreme Court of India which also directed the Indian government to take steps to that end. Demanding acknowledgement and a response
Published on November 16, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Germany supports updated Basel III

German regulators are supporting a compromise over the adoption of new global rules of banking aimed at avoiding the recurrence of the financial crisis of 2007, their representative said, quoted…
Published on November 16, 2017
By Iris Barker

Regulators are trying to damp down excitement around the ICO

In July, the famous American professional boxer Floyd Mayweather wrote in Instagram: "I'm going to earn a terrific amount of money on August 2 with Stox’s ICO." This was, in…
Published on November 16, 2017
By Iris Barker

NIESR Report Suggests UK Is Potentially Being Made Poorer By Its Property Obsession

A recent research suggests that there have been potentially damaging impacts on the pension savings and the larger UK economy by the crowding out of long term savings and investments
Published on November 15, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Conference Board Predicts 3 Percent Global GDP Growth In 2018 And Continued Momentum From 2017

In the latest Global Economic Outlook 2018, the Conference Board estimated that through 2018, a growth rate of 3 percent would be clocked by the global economy after the growth
Published on November 15, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

China is stocking up for winter

China returned to the accumulation of oil reserves in November, which was a serious rebound compared to September and October, when stocks fell by more than 120 million barrels according…
Published on November 15, 2017
By Iris Barker

Chinese economy is slowing: Does it mean a hard landing?

Economic growth in China slowed in October, while the credit risk management campaign is gaining momentum, and the Communist Party declared a less strict approach to achieving growth targets, Bloomberg…
Published on November 14, 2017
By Iris Barker

Who owns the US debt?

The debt of the United States is about $ 20 trillion. And when it comes to who owns American debt, everyone recalls China, Japan and other big countries-holders of Treasuries.
Published on November 13, 2017
By Iris Barker

ECB should continue its economic stimulus policy: ECB’s vice president

The reasons he has cited for his view is the prevalence of falling unemployment and loitering inflation at around 2% despite strong economic growth within the Eurozone.
Published on November 13, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Business Interests of U.S. In Cuba, Once Blooming Under Obama, Now Wilting Under Trump

In what can be read as a sign for the declining interest of U.S. firms to do business in Cuba since Donald Trump took over Presidency, there were only 13
Published on November 12, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Commerzbank Come Under The Radar of German Prosecution For A Case Related To ‘$47 million’ Tax Evasion

Ex-employees as well as some current managers of Commerzbank are being held as suspects for a case of tax evasion which is estimated of being as much as “$47 million”.…
Published on November 10, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Germany scouring for funds to upgrade its broadband services

While many proposals have called for the government to sell its stake in Deutsche Telekom and utilise the proceeds thereof for upgrading its broadband infrastructure, Merkel’s party is confident that…
Published on November 10, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Tsipras: Greece is climbing out of crisis

Debates about the long-term sustainability of Greece's debt will begin after the country's creditors review its reforms, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said.
Published on November 9, 2017
By Iris Barker

Doubts in Libor rate changes setting off alarming trend: Franklin Templeton

While regulators plan on changing the scandal-plagued Libor by the end of 2021, given its strategic nature and the fact that it is deeply embedded into global finance, measures taken…
Published on November 9, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

NASA and Uber are developing a flying taxi

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday signed an agreement on the joint development of a project of flying taxis…
Published on November 9, 2017
By Iris Barker

The Economist: Asian population is drowning in debt

People in Asia are thriftier than in other regions of the world, and this is one of the most established views about the global economy. This belief is based on…
Published on November 8, 2017
By Iris Barker

China steps up introduction of state crypto currency

Director of the Institute for Digital Currency Research at the People's Bank of China said that the central bank should issue its own crypto currency in the shortest time and…
Published on November 7, 2017
By Iris Barker

Does Powell’s nomination mean the Fed supervised by Donald Trump?

Jerome Powell will become the new head of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) of the US. President of the United States Donald Trump promised to surprise everyone with his choice,…
Published on November 6, 2017
By Iris Barker

Bank of England interest rate hike signal is a target not a promise: BoE’s Deputy Governor

The comments come in the wake of the central bank having to manage the consequences of Brexit, including stoking inflation, whose widespread ramifications weren't mapped out during the historic referendum.
Published on November 3, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Credit Suisse: bitcoin is a bubble

Recently, bitcoin has updated a new historical maximum, but many experts still consider the crypto market a bubble.
Published on November 3, 2017
By Iris Barker

Rio Tinto: NAFTA revision leads to uncertainty

Slow negotiations on the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) creates uncertainty among enterprises and can damage investment and growth, said Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto’s Aluminum Executive…
Published on November 2, 2017
By Iris Barker

The price of Bitcoin touches a historic high of $6,450

The appreciation of the cryptocurrency can largely be attributed to speculations that it is set to enter the financial mainstream.
Published on November 1, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

IMF warns of impending crisis, again

Another week, and another IMF’s warning about scenarios of financial collapse.
Published on November 1, 2017
By Iris Barker

U.S. trade panel to vote on domestic price of U.S. solar panels

Interestingly, the U.S. petitioner’s filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy under the rarely used section 201, is being opposed by the U.S. industry’s primary trade organization – the Solar Energy Industries…
Published on October 31, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

People are no longer needed: banks are reducing staff

Last week, Swedish bank Nordea Bank AB announced reduction of 10% of its staff, that is, 6 thousand employees.
Published on October 31, 2017
By Iris Barker

Iraq is going to increase production by 50%. How will the market react?

Iraq is getting ready to increase oil production by 50%. This was stated by the Director-General of Basra Oil Company Abdul Jabbar. The company is responsible for mining in the…
Published on October 31, 2017
By Iris Barker

David Rosenberg Suggests Buying In Japan Which Is The ‘Most Under-Owned Stock Market On The Planet’

Veteran market watcher David Rosenberg is finding places to put money to work even though he may be one of Wall Street’s biggest bears. And travelling half way around the
Published on October 29, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Commission’s Chairman Tells Paper That Italian Bank Inquiry Points To Improper Behavior

Some improper behavior has already been revealed by a parliamentary commission which is conducting a fresh investigating into allegations against the Italian banking scandals. This was revealed in an interview
Published on October 29, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

U.S. SEC to form committee to look into reforming the bond market

The Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) is likely to look into issues, including minimizing complexities of the municipal bond market and pre-trade transparency.
Published on October 28, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Blackstone & BlackRock to open offices in Saudi Arabia eyeing its lucrative market

Saudi Arabia is making rapid strides to diversify its economy and wean itself off its oil-dependent export economy.
Published on October 28, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Declaration of independence by Catalina changes nothing for EU: Donald Tusk

The president of the European Council has made it clear that the EU will not deal with Spain and will not entertain any breakaway group.
Published on October 27, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Norway’s giant oil fund secures income for the sixth time in a row

The Norwegian Oil Fund took advantage of favorable market conditions and received revenue for the sixth consecutive quarter, the Financial Times reported.
Published on October 27, 2017
By Iris Barker

UBS Study Says In Asia, One Billionaire Created Every Two Days

According to the data available from a UBS study that was reported and published on Thursday, with one billionaire created every two days in Asia, the total billionaire wealth has
Published on October 26, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Its Massive Bond-Buying Program Extended By ECB Even As It Unveils Plan To Cut Them

While extending the length of time that its stimulus program runs, the level of bonds it purchases every month was cut by the European central Bank (ECB), it decided on
Published on October 26, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

Five countries that can push oil prices up

Oil prices seem to be stuck in the region of $ 50 per barrel, but this does not mean that there are no risks on the market related to supply…
Published on October 26, 2017
By Iris Barker

British parliament will have to decide on Brexit deal by January 2019: Davis

David Davis is Britain’s Brexit Minister. Here is his timeline for Britain’s final call on its historic decision to leave the European Union.
Published on October 26, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Bitcoin Gold, A New Cryptocurrency Created By A Split In Bitcoin Has Plunged 66% Since Creation

With the newly-created bitcoin gold seeing its value plunge over 60 percent, the price of bitcoin took a hit after the cryptocurrency underwent another split. Before recovering nearly $300, bitcoin
Published on October 25, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh

How soon will a default occur in Venezuela?

Last week, the government of a country, which possesses the world's largest oil reserves, failed to make payments on coupon income on bonds totaling $ 586 million. However, these payments…
Published on October 25, 2017
By Iris Barker

The EU’s banking regulators should prepare for a cliff-edge Brexit scenario: BaFin

In the post-Brexit scenario regulators will need to have a tool set to correct temporary market distortions.
Published on October 24, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Saudi Arabia to open doors to foreign investors

Saudi Arabia is pondering a plan that will allow non-residents to become strategic investors in companies whose shares are quoted on the exchange, reports Bloomberg.
Published on October 23, 2017
By Iris Barker

Abe wins; the yen is falling, stocks are rising

The yen weakened, and Japanese stocks rose amid a stunning victory in the lower house of parliament of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Published on October 23, 2017
By Iris Barker