In what is typically British, consumers have thrown Brexit-related caution to the wind and have upped their risk appetite. Here’s a snapshot of data coming out of the Bank of England. On Friday, data from the Britain’s central bank showed,… Read More ›
Geopolitics
India: two years after demonetization, what is the result for the most vulnerable?
In November of 2016 the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, announced that all 500 rupee and 1000-rupee bank notes would be cancelled immediately. The government said that this was to tackle ‘black money’, illegal, untaxed funds that were held largely… Read More ›
Delayed Brexit adds to uncertainty: Aston Martin’s CEO
British lawmakers will be taking a vote on delaying Brexit on March 14 – just two weeks ahead of its scheduled departure. Following British Prime Minister Theresa May promise to lawmakers that she would provide them an opportunity to extend… Read More ›
Basis Of US Charges Against Huawei CFO Is A HSBC Investigation
The revelation of close financial ties existed between the Chinese tech giant Huawei and a suspected front company in Iran was made during an internal prove conducted by the HSBC. The probe found that the relationship had existed for years… Read More ›
‘Crisis Of Perception’ Faced By Oil Industry: Saudi Aramco
The global oil industry faces a “crisis of perception” since the industry is viewed as a one that has no future, said Saudi Arabia’s state oil company. It however cautioned that such an attitude could jeopardise global energy security. Because… Read More ›
FCA To Make New Jeep SUV Models, To Invest $4.5 Billion In Michigan Plants
The market for large SUVs in the United States has been on the uptick for quite some time now and auto makers have been compromising some of their non-performing models to focus on large SUVs. This is exactly the case… Read More ›
Banning Chinese Suppliers Would Not Delay 5G Rollout: Nokia
According to the CEO of Nokia, Rajeev Suri, there would likely be no delay in the roll out of the next generation mobile technology 5G because of the possible exclusion of Chinese companies from such networks on alleged security grounds…. Read More ›
US Shouldn’t Block Technology, Says Trump For 5G
The United States should become global leaders in technology not through blocking others but through competition, said the US president Donald Trump. American firms must “step up their efforts, or get left behind”, Trump said. While not specifically mentioning the… Read More ›
China applies coal pressure on Australia, terms it quality and safety assurance issue
Chinese customs has stopped importing Australian coal with the Chinese foreign ministry stating this is a “completely normal” practice. While China has always portrayed itself as playing by the rules, its surprising that it did not provide a guidance or… Read More ›
U.S. Federal Reserve permanently bars former MD of JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Hong Kong unit
With Timothy Fletcher’s cooperation, the U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Reserve and the SEC will follow through with any pending or potential enforcement action against other individuals who are or were affiliated with the Hong Kong unit of JPMorgan Chase… Read More ›