On Tuesday, Foxconn, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said it expects the second half of this year to be “in a better direction” since COVD-19 lockdown appears to be easing in Shanghai. “We are quite confident in the stability of… Read More ›
In a significant development Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, Ankara cannot allow countries that support terrorism to in NATO, in reference to Finland and Ankara’s bid to join the military alliance. “For as long as Tayyip Erdogan is the head… Read More ›
Efforts by Bern to refresh free trade agreement with China have hit roadblocks stemming from China’s dismal human rights record. In 2013, both countries had signed a free trade agreement, marking Beijing’s first such deal with an economy in continental… Read More ›
In a statement German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed concerns over the European Union’s unity on Russia, saying he is seeing signs that they are “starting to crumble”. Habeck made the comments ahead of a summit to discuss an oil… Read More ›
According to Zhu Jiang, the head of Lucid Group’s China operations, the American luxury electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is getting ready to join the largest car market in the world. According to a person acquainted with the situation who was… Read More ›
Data from the statistics agency Eurostat revealed on Thursday that the euro zone economy entered a technical recession in the first three months of 2023, as indications rise that the region’s prospects for future development will be hampered by central… Read More ›
After the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, for allegedly breaking its laws, more U.S. crypto exchanges are expected to follow suit. The SEC charged Coinbase… Read More ›
According to government figures released on Thursday, Japan’s economy expanded by an annualised 2.7% in the first quarter of this year, exceeding earlier projections of 1.6% made last month. Reuters questioned economists who predicted 1.9% growth. Shortly after the report’s… Read More ›
Since China supplies a sizable portion of the South Korean chip industry’s production capacity, the U.S.-China chip war may have an effect on these companies, but Fitch Ratings predicts no long-term difficulties. According to the June 7 article, Samsung Electronics… Read More ›
The much anticipated trade statistics from China for May failed to arouse markets that have grown accustomed to the slowing growth of the world’s second-largest economy, but it did inspire fresh speculation about policy stimulus measures from Beijing. For the… Read More ›
Oil sank for a second day on Wednesday as worries about the state of the world economy grew, wiping out price gains made when Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest supplier of crude, made a surprise commitment to further decrease output… Read More ›
May saw the lowest level in the past two years for the world price index reported by the UN food agency, as declines in the cost of dairy, cereals, and vegetable oils outpaced rises in the price of sugar and… Read More ›
Reporters, Bloomberg, and sources with knowledge of the situation claimed on Friday that OPEC had refused media access to reporters from Reuters, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal to cover oil policy meetings in Vienna this weekend. The three media… Read More ›
According to official figures released on Thursday, Brazil’s $11.4 billion trade surplus in May set a record for any single month since the data series’ inception in 1989. The amount above the $9 billion surplus predicted by economists in a… Read More ›