The annual gathering of Intelligence officials from Britain, U.S. New Zealand, Canada and Australia come in the wake of North Korea upping its noise levels in the Asia-Pacific region. In a momentous development the results of which will no doubt… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
EU to benefit from the relocation of Britain’s financial industry
EU leaders have prepared a draft guideline for Michel Barnier, EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, before the commencing of Brexit negotiations. Leaders across the European Union have warned Britain that if it were to assume that its financial services industry… Read More ›
China Policymakers Cite Strong First-Quarter GDP, Stable Yuan, Sound Bullish On Economy
After a solid first quarter, pointing to a slow down in capital outflows and a stable yuan after a selloff last year stoked fears of instability, policymakers in China are pushing a bullish message on the world’s second-biggest economy. China’s… Read More ›
U.S. Will Consider EU Free Trade Deal, Says An Encouraged Germany’s Merkel
By saying that she was “very encouraged” that talks were being looked at after her recent trip to Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel fueled expectations of a future EU-U.S. trade deal on Sunday. Germany would continue to work for trade… Read More ›
With The Aim To Invest In Digital Currency, New Global Fund To Raise $300 Million
As fund managers and investors seek to tap growing demand for virtual assets that allow for instant, borderless transactions, Alphabit, a global fund that invests in digital currencies, has been launched with a target of $300 million. The co-founder of… Read More ›
The violation of consumer protection laws
The fire power of Republican attorney generals could protect Exxon Mobil against probing questions of whether it willfully violated consumer protection laws. As per a filing in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a group of eleven state attorneys general… Read More ›
Trump pulls up China over cheap steel import
The Trump administration has taken China to task for its strategy of dumping cheap imports, in this case steel, into other countries as a policy. Citing national security concerns, U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a probe against exporters of… Read More ›
Companies Plot Their Plan B As Uncertainty Looms over French Presidential Elections
Amid the growing prospect that Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Melenchon could win the presidency on platforms of raising trade barriers and potentially exiting the euro currency bloc, French companies are stealthily preparing for the worst. In the case of a… Read More ›
For Bidding For Aramco IPO, China Gathers State-Led Consortium: Reuters
In order to act as a cornerstone investor in the initial public offering of Saudi Aramco, China is creating a consortium, including state-owned oil giants and banks and its sovereign wealth fund, reported Reuters citing people with knowledge of the… Read More ›
Brexit is more than just what meets the eye
Here are the views of EU’s foreign policy chief on Brexit during her visit to Beijing. Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has stated that Britain is set to lose more than just its membership in the EU… Read More ›