In recent months, a string of protests by common citizens of Hong Kong has not only created political tensions in the city, it has also hit business – especially those in the luxury segment. The latest luxury brand in a… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Slowing Economy Forces IEA To Cut Down 2019 Oil Demand Forecast: Reuters
The slowing down of the global economy, partially because of the trade war between the United States and China has forced the International Energy Agency (IEA) to bring down its oil demand forecast for 2019 The executive director of the… Read More ›
China’s mammoth’s to 303% of its GDP
China is not only loading up economies partnering in its Belt and Road project with an unsustainable pile of debt, back at home it is also struggling to stay afloat from a surging tsunami of debt which has now breached… Read More ›
Samsung asks partners to stockpile Japanese electronic components
Samsung has assured its partners that it would shoulder the burden of stocking these additional components. According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Samsung Electronics has urged its local partners to stockpile more Japanese components in the… Read More ›
Britain’s OBR Predicts A Recession For The Country For A No-Deal Brexit
The British government’s independent forecasting body – the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned that there would be a recession in the country, with 2 per cent shrinkage in the economy, if there is a no-deal Brexit. It has… Read More ›
Trade Tensions The Major Threat To Global Economy, Says The IMF
The global economy could be hit by $455 billion next year if the trade war between the United States and China continues in the way it is now, warned the International Monetary Fund. The global trade flows were being negatively… Read More ›
Bipartisan bill introduced in U.S. Congress targeting Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
The bipartisan legislation essentially boils down to Senator Tom Cotton’s notion that “American companies shouldn’t be in the business of selling our enemies the tools they’ll use to spy on Americans”. In a significant development, members of the U.S. Senate… Read More ›
Boris Johnson’s cunning plan for a no-deal Brexit
While there are a couple of scenarios by which Boris Johnson, Britain’s potential next Prime Minister, could deliver on his no-deal Brexit, the most cunning one involves removing them, temporarily of course, from having to deliberate on the issue. A… Read More ›
The Hong Kong Wealthy Are Moving Their Wealth To Singapore: Bloomberg
Worry about the long term effects of the political crisis in the Chinese city of Hong Kong has got private bankers in the city busy with many inquiries from investors there according to a report published by Bloomberg. According to… Read More ›
Issue Of Taxing Large Tech Firms Could Take US And UK On A Collision Course
The issue of taxing internet giants could take the United States and Britain on a collision course. Starting from 2020, all large search companies, social media platforms and online marketplaces operating in the United Kingdom would be levied a tax… Read More ›