Limited benefits from the U.S. deal with Beijing to open Chinese markets to U.S. natural gas would be available for American drillers and natural gas exporters. Long-term contracts to purchase liquefied natural gas from American suppliers can now be negotiated… Read More ›
Geopolitics
EU Wants To Talk US Out Of Banning Laptops From The Cabins Of Transatlantic Flights On Urgent Basis
Alarmed at a proposed expansion of the U.S. ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the EU, European governments held urgent talks with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Since as many as 65 million people fly… Read More ›
As U.S. Welcome Wanes, China’s Tech Money Heads For Israel
Chinese companies looking to invest in promising technology are finding a warmer welcome for their cash in Israel as they are struggling to seal deals in the United States as regulatory scrutiny tightens. The quarry for Chinese firms has become… Read More ›
The gasoline industry is all set to be transformed
Asian economies and electric carmakers are going to be key players in this unfolding scenario. Oil and auto executives have disclosed, with India and China shifting their focus from gas-guzzling gasoline engine powered cars to electric vehicles, demand for gasoline… Read More ›
U.S. China rack up deals to boost trade ties
It isn’t clear how these deals will have an economic impact given the fact that despite a 2012 WTO ruling, China has yet to issue operating licenses to Visa & MasterCard to operate in China. On Thursday, U.S Commerce Secretary… Read More ›
To Fend Off Populist Threat, EU Wants Tougher Global Trade Rules
In a fresh effort to fend off the inequalities of globalisation that have been seized on by hard-right nationalists such as Marine Le Pen of France, Europe will press the US and China for tougher world trade rules. The European Commission called… Read More ›
Britain will benefit if its stays within EU’s energy market mix
Here are highlights of the Chatham House’s report which delves into Britain’s energy future. Chatham House, a think tank is of the opinion, it would benefit Britain if she were to remain in EU’s energy market and carbon trading scheme… Read More ›
Aging Population And Productivity Are Asia’s Top Problems As Singled Out By The IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in a new report on Tuesday that the medium-term picture in the Asia Pacific region is weighed down by an aging population and sluggish productivity even though the global financial agency says that the long-term… Read More ›
May’s hard Brexit stance pushing financial institutions to relocate to EU
Based on Theresa May’s Brexit stance, most large banks in Britain are working on the assumption that that the most likely outcome of Brexit will be Britain losing its access to EU’s single market and resulting in ‘Hard Brexit’. As… Read More ›
European markets celebrate Macron’s win of the French Presidential elections
The youngest leader in the G7, Macron’s win essentially consolidates the irreversible progressive consolidation of unity against a backdrop of disruptive elements. With Emmanuel Macron wining the French elections, investment markets in Europe were in a celebratory mode. Although polls… Read More ›