Corporate dealmakers around the world hit the brakes in April, driving merger and acquisition volumes to their lowest point since February 2005. The sharp slowdown follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “Liberation Day” trade offensive on April 2,… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
U.K. Crackdown: New Rules Bar Credit-Funded Crypto Buys to Protect Consumers
In a landmark move to bolster consumer protections and curb burgeoning household debt, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled plans to prohibit retail investors from using borrowed funds—including credit cards, personal loans and other lines of credit—to purchase cryptocurrencies…. Read More ›
China Assures India It Will Not Flood Markets with Dumped Goods
In a bid to allay growing concerns over cheap exports undercutting domestic producers, China’s ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, has emphatically assured New Delhi that Beijing will not resort to market dumping as a tactic of its ongoing trade dispute… Read More ›
European Union Left Reeling After Trump’s Tumultuous First 100 Days
As U.S. President Donald Trump marks the centenary of his second term in office, European Union leaders find themselves grappling with a cascade of unpredictable policies that have upended transatlantic trade relations, shaken security alliances and injected fresh uncertainty into… Read More ›
China’s Trade Tsar He Lifeng Takes Center Stage Prompted by Trump Tariffs
China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng has emerged as a central figure in navigating the fallout from former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff edicts, which have levied duties of up to 145 percent on many Chinese exports. In recent months, global… Read More ›
U.S. Tariffs to Trigger Demand Shock for Singapore Economy, MAS Warns
In its latest macroeconomic review, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) cautioned that sweeping U.S. import duties will act as a de facto production tax on Singaporean exporters, generating both direct and indirect negative income effects and triggering a broader… Read More ›
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings End with Little Tariff Clarity
A week of high-level discussions in Washington wrapped up without concrete answers on the future of U.S. tariffs, leaving finance ministers and central bankers uncertain about how—and when—trade tensions might ease. Delegations failed to secure firm commitments from U.S. Treasury,… Read More ›
Emerging Markets Grapple with Debt Crisis as World Bank Chief Economist Calls for Trade Liberalization
Emerging economies are facing a deepening debt crisis exacerbated by persistent global policy uncertainty and rising interest rates, World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill warned this week. In remarks delivered on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank spring meetings in… Read More ›
Fed Survey Finds Global Trade Fight and Policy Uncertainty as Leading Threats to Financial Stability
A recent semiannual survey conducted by the Federal Reserve revealed that escalating international trade tensions and broad policy uncertainty now rank as the foremost risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system, displacing longer-standing concerns such as debt sustainability… Read More ›
Tech Giants Lean on AI-Driven Revenues as Core Business Booster
Alphabet shares jumped 4% in after-hours trading as investors welcomed robust first-quarter results driven by artificial intelligence initiatives. The company reported consolidated revenues of $90.2 billion in Q1 2025, up 12% year-over-year, and net income of $34.5 billion, a 46%… Read More ›