For any auto manufacturing company, the United States’ pickup truck market is a very lucrative one. This auto segment accounted for about 33 per cent of the total sale of Ford, GM, and Fiat Chrysler in the second quarter alone…. Read More ›
Geopolitics
A No-Deal Brexit Could See BMW Workers Facing Two Weeks Of Unpaid Leave
In case of major disruption to business because of a no deal Brexit, unpaid leave for two weeks or more would be forced on its workers at its Mini plant in Oxford in the United Kingdom, said BMW. The company’s… Read More ›
Some US Goods Exempt By China From Tariffs Ahead Of Fresh Trade Talks
Just days before a planned face to face meeting between the trade representatives of the United States and China, Beijing announced its decision to exempt 16 types of US products imported into the country from tariffs. The Chinese Ministry of… Read More ›
US Economy Could Be Hit By A ‘Shallow Recession’, Says CLSA
A “shallow recession” is likely to hit the United States, opined Eric Fishwick, chief economist at Hong Kong-based investment bank CLSA. Fishwick also said that a slowing global economy and an escalating trade dispute between the US and China is… Read More ›
EU Supports Economic Changes Cuba, Discards US Pressure
The recent effort of Cuba to formulate and implement a modernization of its economy would be willingly supported by the European Union (EU), said High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of t EU, Federica Mogherini, on Monday. “We… Read More ›
Chairman Of Cathay Pacific To Retire Weeks After Resignation Of CEO
The chairman of Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific, John Slosar, is set to retire after donning the chair for 39 years. This retirement announcement also assumes importance because of the resignation of two of the top[ executives of the… Read More ›
UK Economy Could Be Pushed Into A Recession Very Soon
The services sector of the United Kingdom has been pushed down more than expected because of the Brexit uncertainty and this could lead the country’s economy to be pushed into a recession which would be the first since the global… Read More ›
US-China Gives Signs Of Resumption Of Trade Talks
There were signs that trade talks could restart between the United States and China with the possibility of the next round of face-to-face talks taking place in September which is also the time when the impending fresh round of US… Read More ›
No concrete or credible proposal received on replacing Irish backstop: Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney
Britain is staring at a cliffhanger Brexit. On Friday, according to a statement from Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, the British government has yet to make credible and concrete proposals on replacing the mechanism known as the Irish backstop in… Read More ›
Asian Economies Being Pushed Towards Recession By Trade War
There is a threat of a slowdown in the global economy as well as warning signals of a downturn that has rattled financial markets because of the trade war between the United States and China. While there is no immediate… Read More ›