Soon after the resounding victory of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party and which now paves the way for the exit of the United kingdom to leave the European Union, leaders at Brussels said that they were ready to start negotiations… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Boris Johnson’s Conclusive Victory Not Enough To Wish Away Business’ Brexit Concerns
While the massive and decisive victory for United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set an absolutely clear path for him to implement his version of Brexit, businesses continue to face the uncertainties of the impending exit of the UK… Read More ›
Scientists Urge Government To Set ‘Peak Meat’ By 2030 To Address Climate Change
Scientists have warned that addressing climate change would require the peaking of production of livestock within the next decade. Scientists have already identified animal agriculture to be an important and fast-growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions and therefore scientists… Read More ›
Secure Trade Deals Fast, Businesses Urge Boris Johnson After His Victory
The soon to be sworn in Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has been urged by multiple business groups and companies to start preparing for negotiations of terms and conditions for reaching trade agreements with the European Union… Read More ›
Trade War Weighs On Japan Business Sentiment In Q4, Its Worst In 7 Years
According to a survey by Japan’s central bank, the business sentiment of the big manufacturers of Japan have touched a seven year low during the fourth quarter of the current year as the slowing demand for Japanese products for the… Read More ›
China yet to respond to U.S. conditions for Phase 1 trade deal
According to U.S. sources, the United States is ready to suspend some tariffs provided China is willing to commit to purchasing more U.S. goods. As per a source briefed on the status of bilateral negotiations between Washington and Beijing, the… Read More ›
British elections sees rise of nationalists in Northern Ireland and Scotland
On Friday, with Democratic Unionist Party deputy leader Nigel Dodds losing his seat in the British parliament has increases the likelihood of Northern Ireland electing more Irish nationalists than pro-British unionists for the first time since 1921. As a result,… Read More ›
She Will Do Things Her Own Way, Says New ECB Chief Christine Lagarde
The newly appointed president of the European Central Bank and the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, will be doing things her own way as president. This was a clear message from her to the investors and… Read More ›
US And China ‘Very Close’ To Trade Deal, Says Trump
United States president Donald Trump has announced that the US and China were “very” close to a “big” trade deal which saw a rise in the US stocks after the announcement. “They want it and so do we!” the US… Read More ›
High stakes meeting at White House on China tariffs today
According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday in order to discuss U.S. tariffs which are scheduled to kick-in on December 15 on $160… Read More ›