The Australian government was criticized by Chinese smartphone maker Huawei alleging that it was being prevented from selling 5G products in Australia. National security was cited as the reasons for banning Shenzhen-based Huawei and its Chinese rival ZTE from tolling… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Trump Pledges 25% Tax On EU Cars While His Administration Tries To Negotiate
The question of whether the Trump administration would impose high tariffs on the import of European cars into the United States is not clear yet. And two seemingly contradictory episodes that took place on Tuesday apparently increased the ambiguity of… Read More ›
A US-China Trade War Could Put Australia In A Very Tight Spot
Australia is a country that stand to lose a lot from a potential trade war between the United States and China. And the way the two largest economies of the world are threatening with tariffs and counter tariffs, there appears… Read More ›
Germany Will Again Report Largest Trade Surplus In The World This Year
According to reports published in the German media, despite the increasing international criticism of Germany’s growth model based on exports, the country is set to report the largest current account surplus in the world in 2018. The reports were based… Read More ›
Japan, China seek to restart FX swap lines in sign of warming ties – Kyodo
The currency swap deal will act as a safety net in case of financial turmoil by providing yuan to Japanese banks operating in China and yen to Chinese businesses. On Tuesday, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported, Tokyo and Beijing are… Read More ›
Twitter Rethinking The Working Of Some Of Its Core Elements:CEO
After expelling right-wing conspiratorialist Alex Jones from Twitter, the company CEO Jack Dorsey is contemplating making deeper changes to this social media platform which would help reduce the spreading of fake news, misinformation and hate speech. Twitter was part of… Read More ›
U.S. tariffs on aluminum imports take their toll on Sweden’s Granges JV plans
Granges had aimed to manufacture advanced aluminum materials for brazed automotive heat exchangers through a JV with Mitsubishi Aluminum for the North American and Mexican markets. On Friday, Sweden’s Granges disclosed that it will no longer go ahead with its… Read More ›
China flexes it financial muscles in the South Pacific
China’s lending program to the island nations of the South Pacific has gone from zero to more than $1.3 billion over a decade. The relatively high cost of debt-servicing in these tiny economies have stoked fears that the entire region… Read More ›
Brazilian farmers switch to soy midst increased demand from China
The rising trade war between ther United States and China is reshaping Brazil’s agricultural business. China’s investment in Brazil has also jumped to its 7-year high. To a large extent, the outcome of China’s gamble in Brazil will be weighed… Read More ›
China eyeing JVs with Brazil for soybeans-related trade
The development sees China looking to diversify its dependence of soybeans from the U.S. to Brazil. On Monday, as per a senior Chinese diplomat, Brazilian and Chinese companies could potentially form joint ventures for the processing of soy. The development… Read More ›