Sri Lanka’s president says he has asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin for assistance in importing fuel as the country faces its greatest economic crisis since its independence from Britain in 1948. Gotabaya Rajapaksa claimed he and Putin had a “very productive”… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Twitter Filed Legal Challenge To Indian Government’s Order To Take Down Tweets
Twitter has filed a legal challenge to the Indian government requests to remove information. According to reports citing sources, the social media giant has filed a lawsuit with the Karnataka state high court against “many” such decisions. Twitter was responding to… Read More ›
Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition Of Activision Is Being Investigated By The UK Competition Commission
The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog launched a probe into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard on Wednesday. It is one of the first significant antitrust investigations into the $68.7 billion acquisition, which was announced in January. The… Read More ›
Zimbabwe Will Issue Gold Coins As The Country’s Currency Falls In Value
Zimbabwe’s central bank will begin selling gold coins as a store of value this month in order to combat rampant inflation, which has significantly undermined the local currency. The central bank governor, John Mangudya, said in a statement on Monday… Read More ›
Purchasers In Japan And South Korea Have Not Yet Been Requested To Pay Roubles For Russian LNG Supplies
After a senior management at gas producer Gazprom announced a plan to broaden the payment arrangement, major Asian customers of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) claimed they had yet to receive requests to pay for supply in Russian roubles. The… Read More ›
G-7 Is Thinking About Putting A Price Cap On Russian Oil. However, Energy Specialists Believe It Is Impossible
The world’s seven major industrialized economies have proposed a price restriction on Russian oil in order to further constrain the Kremlin’s capacity to fund its offensive in Ukraine and to safeguard consumers from rising energy prices. However, the G-7′s pursuit… Read More ›
Chinese Real Estate Crisis Worsens With A Major Shanghai Developer Defaults
Another prominent Chinese developer has gone bankrupt, adding to the woes of the world’s second largest economy’s real estate sector. According to a company filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange, Shanghai-based Shimao Group failed to pay the interest and… Read More ›
According To The Atlanta Fed’s GDP Tracker, The US Economy Is Likely In A Recession
A Federal Reserve indicator of economic growth suggests that the United States has entered a recession. Most Wall Street economists believe negative growth is more likely in the future, although it won’t happen until at least 2023. However, the Atlanta… Read More ›
IMF-Sri Lanka Bailout Discussions Come To An End Without A Settlement
The International Monetary Fund has terminated talks with Sri Lanka after failing to reach an agreement on a rescue package for the near-bankrupt country after 10 days. Nonetheless, the IMF agreed to continue the talks, which began on June 20,… Read More ›
China Has Just Had The Best Month For Its Economy Since February
According to surveys published Thursday, China’s massive industrial and service industries just saw their first month of growth since February, as Covid restrictions were loosened in numerous locations. However, the threat of more lockdowns lurks over the world’s second largest… Read More ›