Until Theresa May agrees to settle Britain’s financial commitments to the bloc, European Union officials are ruling out any discussions with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May over a post-Brexit trade deal. In the best-case scenario it may take until early… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Peabody’s bankruptcy plan will largely benefit select few
Oddly Peabody’s bankruptcy comes at a time when the Donald Trump Administration is giving the fossil fuel industry the go ahead. The world’s largest private sector coal producer, Peabody Energy Corp, has disclosed that it expects to file bankruptcy under… Read More ›
The Beijing-Seoul Fallout Will Benefit These Counties
As China uses its considerable soft power to push its neighbors when it feels national interests are threatened, geopolitical tensions in East Asia have escalated in the last year. And according to analysts, to turn their fortunes around, now those countries… Read More ›
Brexit terms could potentially determine Scotland’s independence from the U.K
Support for an independent Scottish parliament is at a historic high. As per the results of a survey conducted by ScotCen’s Scottish Social Attitudes, support for Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom is at its highest. However, as per Scottish… Read More ›
Scotland’s independence referendum stonewalled by Theresa May
Scotland’s demand for an independence referendum is likely to face an uphill task since it could potentially undermine Britain’s negotiating position during Brexit talks with the EU. In a significant development, British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing the grounds… Read More ›
Britain scurries to have a contingency plans in case of a hard brexit
Failing to provide a contingency plans would amount to a serious dereliction of duty.
China’s HNA Group seeks to boost stake in Deutsche Bank
For the Chinese, this is likely to be a strategic investment to get a foothold in the European financial sector. Two sources with knowledge of the matter have revealed that the Chinese conglomerate, the HNA Group, is seeking to increase… Read More ›
VW set to plead guilty to emissions in the U.S.
While there have been hundreds of articles saying how much pollution VW has caused with its cheating scandal for which it has now agreed to pay up to $25 billion in fines in the U.S. alone, with the Trump administration… Read More ›
Trump Administration could reset U.S. Japan relations back to the 1980s
While the U.S. government may want Japan to open up its agricultural sector, Japan would prefer that the talks revolve around issues such as foreign direct investment, infrastructure and energy. Japan has outright rejected U.S. demands for more access to… Read More ›
Resurgence of U.S. shale oil changes the balance of power with traditional oil producers
U.S. shale producers realise that with great power comes great responsibility. In what could potentially offset OPEC’s move to cut oil productions so as to reduce the glut in the global oil pool, U.S. shale oil producers are plotting an… Read More ›