According to consumer electronics shop M.Video-Eldorado, Chinese smartphones accounted for more than 70% of the Russian market in the first quarter of 2023, up from about 50% the previous year. After Samsung and Apple both reduced sales in Russia due… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Minutes Of Meeting Show The US Fed Anticipates The Banking Crisis Will Lead To A Recession This Year
According to Federal Reserve data published on Wednesday, the effects of the U.S. banking crisis are expected to cause the economy to enter a recession later this year. The demise of Silicon Valley Bank and other turmoil in the financial… Read More ›
IIF Chief Warns That Although The Banking Instability Was Not A Crisis, “The Downside Risks Are Real”
Tim Adams, chief executive officer of the Institute of International Finance, claims that the upheaval in the banking industry that caused the failure of multiple lenders was not a systemic problem and has since eased. The collapse of Silicon Valley… Read More ›
First-Quarter Global PC Shipments Are Down, With Apple Suffering The Most, According To IDC
In the first quarter of 2023, the world’s shipments of personal computers fell by about a third, with Apple Inc. suffering the biggest decline among the market leaders as the sector battles a post-pandemic slowdown in consumer spending. Market research… Read More ›
Indonesia Will Put Out A Limited Free Trade Agreement With The US On Essential Minerals
According to a senior minister on Monday, Indonesia would seek a free trade agreement for particular minerals exported to the US so that businesses involved in the production of batteries for electric vehicles operating there can take advantage of US… Read More ›
IMF Chief Says Global Economy Will Grow At Its Slowest Rate Since 1990
According to the head of the International Monetary Fund, the global economy will expand at a rate of about 3% during the following five years, which will be the weakest expansion since 1990. The future, according to Kristalina Georgieva, is… Read More ›
The Nations To Be Hit The Worst When Oil Prices Reach $100 A Barrel
The unexpected supply cut by OPEC and its allies sent oil prices soaring, and economists believe that big oil importers such as India, Japan, and South Korea will bear the brunt of the pain if prices reach $100 per barrel,… Read More ›
Citi Delays Stock Rebound Forecasts Because Of Longer Than Anticipated Time Being Taken By China For Recovery
China’s economic recovery is taking longer than projected, causing Citi analysts to revise their projection for a three-month stock market rebound. Instead of June, Citi predicts the Hang Seng Index will reach 24,000 by the end of September, according to… Read More ›
Hopes Are Raised By Alibaba’s Split That China’s Regulatory Winter Is Coming To An End
The announcement of big revamping plans by Alibaba Group has been interpreted as a hint that Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on corporations is coming to an end, driving its shares higher and bolstering investor confidence in the future of Chinese digital… Read More ›
Banking Problems Indicate That Recession Worries Are Returning
Recession concerns that had seemed to have subsided only a few weeks earlier have been re-ignited by the failure of American lenders Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, followed by Credit Suisse’s rescue, and the accompanying turbulence in global… Read More ›