Instex – the European trade vehicle is a barter system that circumvents U.S. sanctions. On Monday, in a significant development, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated, all the formal requirements for a European payment system for barter-based trade with Iran… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Bipartisan bill introduced to enforce financial compliance on U.S.listed Chinese companies
According to the Accounting Oversight Board, it faced headwinds in inspecting the auditing work of 224 U.S.-listed Chinese companies which have a combined market capitalization of $1.8 trillion. In a significant development, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced… Read More ›
Pentagon diversifying sourcing of rare earths
Pruning the sully of rare earth to the United States is China’s only weapon against the United States in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. In a significant development that marks a strategic shift in the sourcing of rate earth minerals,… Read More ›
U.S. to sell weapon systems worth $2 billion to Taiwan
In a meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan made it clear that Washington will no longer “tiptoe” around China’s aggressive behavior in Asia. According to four sources familiar with the negotiations between the United States and Taiwan, Washington is pursuing… Read More ›
India To Retain Title Of Fastest Growing Major Economy In 2019-2021:World Bank
The World Bank has said that robust investment and private consumption would help drive economic growth of India for the next three years at 7.5 per cent. India has been estimated to have grown at 7.3 per cent in the… Read More ›
Real Economy Can Be Hit Pretty Fast By An All Out Trade War, Warns ECB
A warning issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday claimed that there can be “bouts of high volatility” in financial markets could result because of the increasing uncertainty about global economic growth, The ECB has warned that there… Read More ›
Importers To Take Advantage Of Tariff Waiver Program Of Chinese Government
Applications are being prepared by Chinese importers to get waivers from the tariffs that have been imposed by China on over 700 products from the United States as a part of the US-China trade war. The Chinese finance ministry recently… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs to acquire Capital Vision Services LP for $2.7 billion: sources
A Wall Street Journal report had priced the deal at $2.7 billion. Goldman Sachs expects to close the deal by the third quarter of 2019. In a statement, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund… Read More ›
JP Morgan And Morgan Stanley Say G-20 Summit This Month Unlikely To Deliver US-China Trade Truce
It is unlikely that any solution can be found to end the trade war between the United States and China in the form of a trade deal at the G-20 summit in Japan this month, according to J.P. Morgan and… Read More ›
Why Is American Auto Industry Dependent On Mexico
Sweeping tariffs on Mexican goods into the United States could make building a car in the and buying one in the US a lot more expensive. Building of trucks or cars in all US factories is dependent on Mexican parts…. Read More ›