About 75,000 Canadian homeowners who are waiting for notices of mortgage renewals next month are preparing for a shocking interest rate increase brought on by an unexpected global bond rally, which will further strain already tight household budgets. In contrast… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Test For Beijing’s Response To The Aftermath Of The The Evergrande Crisis As Worries Among Creditors Grow
Beijing avoided taking direct action to save what was once seen as one of the nation’s “too big to fail” firms as developer China Evergrande Group tumbled from crisis to crisis over the past two years. Some creditors, investors, and… Read More ›
Unsteady Waters For Europe Trying To Navigate The US-China Conflict
Gordon Brown, former British prime minister, spoke out loudly about the anxiety that has been gradually beginning to reverberate throughout European political halls of power at a World Trade Organisation event in September.” Europe does not want to end up… Read More ›
UK Retailers Demand Government Action On Rising Crime
In a letter to UK’s interior minister Suella Braverman, 88 UK retail leaders—among them the CEOs of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Marks & Spencer—demanded action in response to the escalating rates of retail crime. In Britain, rising crime is likely to… Read More ›
The Chinese Economy Is Stabilising, And Industry Output Is Increasing
An official survey released recently revealed that factory activity in China increased in September for the first time in six months, adding to a slew of signs that the world’s second-largest economy has begun to bottom out. According to the National… Read More ›
The Forecast For US Inflation Improves As Underlying Price Pressures Ease
The annual increase in prices outside of food and energy decreased below 4.0% for the first time in more than two years in August, which is good news for the Federal Reserve as it considers the future of monetary policy…. Read More ›
Global Bond Investors Anticipate Further Drops Following A Brutal Quarterly Selloff
Government bonds fell during the third quarter due to worries about the economy and an extended period of high interest rates, and some investors anticipate further declines. Fund managers who were hoping for relief from the historic losses bonds suffered… Read More ›
Although Japan’s Capital City’s Inflation Slows, Pressures Remain
According to data released on Friday, core inflation in the capital of Japan decreased in September for the third consecutive month, primarily due to lower gasoline prices. This suggests that cost-push pressures are beginning to peak, which is good news… Read More ›
Reclassifying Loans Is Expected To Cost Credit Suisse $1.6 Billion In The Third Quarter
According to Credit Suisse, which is now a part of UBS, the bank anticipates a third quarter loss of around $1.6 billion due to the reclassification of loans related to its non-core and legacy businesses. The bank said in a… Read More ›
FCC Claims It Might Increase Its Control Over Huawei And ZTE Equipment
The Federal Communications Commission’s chair, Jessica Rosenworcel, said on Thursday that the organization’s proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules may give it more power to compel the removal of hardware made by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from American networks,… Read More ›