If the United States fails to strike an agreement to extend its debt ceiling and its GDP is “knocked off track,” it would be “absolutely devastating”, British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt warned on Saturday . Hunt told reporters that the… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Big Banks In The US Will Pay Billions Of Dollars To Refill The Failure Fund.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that major U.S. banks will carry the majority of the expense of replacing a deposit insurance fund depleted of $16 billion by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders, though… Read More ›
France Secures A Battery Gigafactory Through Vigorous Lobbying And Incentives
France edged out rivals such as Germany and the Netherlands for ProLogium’s first foreign car battery facility, thanks to President Emmanuel Macron’s campaigning, deal sweeteners, and strong competitive rates, according to Taiwanese company executives. ProLogium announced this week that it… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s EV Strategy Is In Trouble Due To Severe Losses
In Saudi Arabia, Lucid’s electric vehicles are frequently publicly shown at public gatherings and business conferences as a representation of the country’s multibillion-dollar “Vision 2030” initiative by the crown prince. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, which has… Read More ›
Huge China-Russia Resource Commerce Switches From Dollars To Yuan In The Wake Of The Ukraine Crisis
Over the past year, China has significantly increased the use of the yuan to purchase Russian commodities, paying for almost all of its purchases of oil, coal, and some metals from its neighbour in the Chinese currency rather than dollars,… Read More ›
The EU Is Limiting Imports Of Grain From Ukraine, Here’s Why
Prior to June 5, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria will be prohibited from importing Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds, according to the European Commission. In response, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria lifted their previously enforced one-sided import… Read More ›
Companies In Europe Are Laying Off Workers As The Economy Struggles
Companies across Europe have been forced to lay off workers or stop hiring due to decades of high prices and the impact of the Ukraine war. Since January, the following companies have announced layoffs: AUTOS * STELLANTIS: the manufacturer of… Read More ›
US President Holds Meeting On Threats Posed By AI With CEOs Of Microsoft And Google
US President Joe Biden met with the CEOs of leading artificial intelligence companies, including Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google, and emphasised the importance of ensuring the safety of their products before they are deployed. This year’s buzzword has been generative artificial… Read More ›
US Chip Export Regulations Has Barely Managed To Slow Down China’s AI Industry
The U.S. microchip export restrictions put in place last year to halt China’s development of supercomputers used to create nuclear bombs and ChatGPT are barely making a dent in the country’s IT industry. The regulations banned shipments of Nvidia Corp…. Read More ›
Continued Decline In Exports Of South Korea Longest In Three Years As Exports To China Tumble
Exports from South Korea saw their worst losing streak in three years in April, falling for a seventh straight month. This sustained decline in sales to China suggests that the economy is still under constant pressure from weak global demand…. Read More ›