Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, a significant U.S. bank regulator, warned on Wednesday that the growth of fintech services and digital banking could lead to long-term financial risks and possibly a crisis. “I believe fintechs and big techs… Read More ›
Geopolitics
CEO Of Deutsche Bank Foresees An Impending Recession And Urges Germany To Reduce Its Reliance On China
Christian Sewing, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, urged Germany’s leaders on Wednesday to quicken the country’s decoupling from China and issued a dire warning that a recession is imminent. Sewing stated in a speech at the Handelsblatt Banking Summit in… Read More ›
US Bans “Advanced Tech” Companies From Constructing Factories In China For Ten Years
The Biden administration has stated that US tech companies that receive federal funding will be prohibited for ten years from constructing “advanced technology” facilities in China. The policies were unveiled as part of a $50 billion (£43 billion) plan to… Read More ›
Russia Ascribes The Shutdown Of Its Gas Pipeline To Western Sanctions
Russia has issued a warning that until sanctions are lifted, it will not resume gas supplies along a vital pipeline to Europe. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline was closed for three days for maintenance, and Moscow has blamed Western nations… Read More ›
China’s Property Sector Prospects For 2022 Depreciates, With Home Prices Expected To Fall
The problems in China’s residential property market are predicted to worsen this year as homebuyers remain wary, with economists now forecasting a decline in home prices in 2022 and a speedier fall in property sales than predicted earlier. According to… Read More ›
G7 Finance Ministers Are Seen Advancing A Plan To Cap Russian Oil Prices
G7 finance ministers are expected to finalize plans on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oil in order to reduce revenues for Moscow’s war in Ukraine while keeping crude flowing to avoid price spikes, according to G7 officials…. Read More ›
A Subsidiary Of Philips Will Pay More Than $24 Million For Alleged False Claims For Medical Equipment
The US Justice Department announced that a subsidiary of Dutch medical device maker Philips has agreed to pay more than $24 million to settle allegations of false claims regarding respiratory-related medical equipment. According to the Justice Department, the subsidiary, Philips… Read More ›
Musk Issues A New Letter To Twitter In Response To Whistleblower Allegations
Elon Musk sent out a supplemental letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc, citing a recent whistleblower complaint from the social media firm’s former security chief as yet another reason to cancel the $44 billion deal. Last week, Peiter Zatko,… Read More ›
German Inflation Is Close To 50-Year High, Bolstering The Case For A Larger ECB Rate Hike
German inflation rose to its highest level in nearly 50 years in August, surpassing a three-month high, according to data, bolstering the case for the European Central Bank to hike interest rates by another basis point next month. Consumer prices… Read More ›
Audits Of Alibaba And Other Chinese Firms Will Be Scrutinized By US Regulators: Reuters
According to a report by Reuters quoting three sources familiar with the matter said that US regulators have chosen e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and other US-listed Chinese companies for audit inspections beginning next month. The move follows Friday’s landmark… Read More ›