According to three U.S. sources, China is preparing to purchase 30 million tonnes of U.S. crops for stockpiling to help protect itself from supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The potential move is also in line with its… Read More ›
Geopolitics
U.S. rare earth projects currently underway
In an attempt to minimize its dependency on China, the global rare earth leader, the U.S. government plans to fund domestic rare earths projects. Rare earths are a group of 17 minerals used widely in a plethora of consumer electronics… Read More ›
Furloughs, Layoffs Or Wage Cuts Threaten About 60 Million Europeans: McKinsey Report
According to a latest report by McKinsey, the coronavirus pandemic in Europe could threaten jobs of almost 60 million people across the European Union and the United Kingdom. If the pandemic is not contained soon enough, the rate of unemployment… Read More ›
Germany’s Coronavirus Related Stimulus Package Is Far Greater Than All Other Countries
According to a conclusion of a new study, much more money, on a relative basis, is being spent by Germany than many other countries such as the United States in its efforts to counter the economic impact of the novel… Read More ›
China owes Germany at least £130 billion for coronavirus damages: Germany’s Bild newspaper
Germany has followed, France, UK and the United States in their search to find the source of the coronavirus following the virus going pandemic and imposing a humongous economic cost on the global economy. Bild, a major German newspaper has… Read More ›
Falling Global Oil Prices To Cause Sharp Decline In US Shale Production
The collapse in the global oil prices is expected to reduce the production of shale oil by more than 2 million barrels a day because many of the oil producers in the country have been forced to shut down their… Read More ›
Global Economy Could Face A ‘Double Recession’ Due To Coronavirus
The IMF has already warned that the impending global economic recession because of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be worse than the 2008 global financial crisis and at par with the Great Depression of the 1930s. . But according… Read More ›
Post-Brexit Trade Talks Could Be Derailed By The Coronavirus Crisis
According to analysts, the coronavirus pandemic raging through Europe threatens to slow down official talks on Brexit which makes it unlikely that the United Kingdom will be able to come to a formal agreement with the European Union on a… Read More ›
China may have conducted zero yield standard nuclear test at Lop Nur nuclear test site: State Department
In a report, the U.S. State Department stated, China may have secretly conducted a low-level underground test explosions nuclear despite being a signatory to an international pact which bans such blasts. The findings, which were first reported by the Wall… Read More ›
Q1 of 2020 saw China import $5.05 billion of U.S. agricultural produce
According to customs data, in the first three months of this year, China imported U.S. farm goods worth $5.05 billion (35.56 billion yuan), up by 110% from last year. Under the phase 1 trade deal, China has committed to purchasing… Read More ›