According reports quoting information from a document of the European Commission, the European Union (EU) plans to consult companies in the technology and telecoms sectors about whether tech behemoths such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Meta, and Amazon.com Inc should be forced to subsidize network costs…. Read More ›
Geopolitics
Even After China’s COVID Reopening, Factory Activity In Asia Is Declining
Asia’s factory activity fell in January as the boost from China’s COVID reopening failed to offset headwinds from slowing US and European growth, according to surveys released on Wednesday, underscoring the region’s economic recovery’s fragility. According to a private sector… Read More ›
Chinese Chipmakers Are Embroiled In A Tech Dispute Between The US And China
The United States has made China’s semiconductor industry a priority, imposing a series of export restrictions upon many parts of the country’s chip sector supply chain in an effort to slowdown its rival’s technological advancement. While Beijing has invested heavily in… Read More ›
Official PMI Data Shows Rebound In Growth Of China Economic Activity In January
After a wave of COVID-19 infections spread through China more quickly than anticipated as a result of the abandoning of pandemic restrictions, the country’s economic activity turned back to growth in January. The first comprehensive data to demonstrate how rapidly… Read More ›
2023 Global Growth Forecast Lifted By IMF Driven By Reopening In China And Economic Strength In US And Europe
Due to “surprisingly resilient” demand in the United States and Europe, declining energy prices, and the reopening of China’s economy after Beijing lifted its tight COVID-19 restrictions, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday modestly upped its projection for global growth… Read More ›
WHO Seeks Expanded Function In Global Health But Says Its Under Funded
According to health policy experts, the World Health Organization will try to force for an enlarged role in addressing the next global health emergency after COVID-19 at its board meeting this week, but it is still looking for answers regarding… Read More ›
Smartphone Sale In China In 2022 Was Lowest In A Decade
According to third-party research firms, China’s smartphone sales fell 13% to their lowest level in a decade in 2022 as COVID controls and a slowing economy sapped consumer appetite. In total, 286 million devices were shipped, down from 329 million… Read More ›
Analysts Expect US Fed To End Rate Hikes By March Due To Slowing Inflation
There has been some forward movement in controlling continued high inflation in the United States as is being viewed by policymakers at the Federal Reserve which has virtually sealed their strategy of hiking interest rates by a quarter percentage point next… Read More ›
H&M Emphasizes Fast-Fashion Downturn As Luxury Segment Suffers In China
According to a statement from the apparel and fast fashion giant H&M, rising expenses had reduced its profits, making it the latest fast-fashion brand to be impacted by high inflation which has forced consumers to cut back on spending. At the same time, LVMH and… Read More ›
PMI Data Shows Japan’s Factory Activity Dropped For The Third Straight Month In January
Continued weakness in exports even as the global economic outlook continued to worsen resulted in Japan’s manufacturing activity contracting in January – which was the third straight month of contraction, revealed a corporate survey on Tuesday. The au Jibun Bank… Read More ›