Plans are afoot to get bipartisan backing for this bill. On Thursday, two Democratic U.S. senators are set to unveil a bill which aims to reduce climate change by slapping a fee on oil, natural gas and coal; the bulk… Read More ›
Sustainability
A Sluggish Global Economy Could Get Even Worse Due To Trade Conflicts, IMF Says
The latest outlook from the International Monetary Fund about the prospect of the global economy states that growth in the world economy is still sluggish and a bouncing back of it is not assured even in 2020. That forecast was… Read More ›
EU will retaliate if US slaps tariffs on EU car exports
The EU has made it lucidly clear that it will retaliate with $39.1 billion of U.S. goods if Washington was to go ahead with its threat to impose tariffs on EU car exports. In a warning to Washington, the European… Read More ›
Bank of England will have to be flexible and fast in responding to Brexit
Britain’s central bank will have to double down on its monitoring of the British economy so as to minimize any potential impact from Brexit. On Tuesday, Andy Haldane, Bank of England’s Chief Economist stated, given the economic prospects facing the… Read More ›
45% chance of a Hard Brexit: Goldman Sachs
With Boris Johnson emerging as Britain;s next Prime Minister, he will have just over 3 months to deliver on Brexit. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs raised its estimate of Brexit from 35% to 40% saying the “hurdle” to stop a hard… Read More ›
Alibaba To Allow Small US Businesses To Sell On Its Platform Providing Them Global Reach
Smaller businesses and companies in the United States would now be allowed to use the Alibaba.com e-commerce platform, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has announced. Analysts view this measure by Alibaba to be an effort by it… Read More ›
With A 93% Tariff, US Wines Are The Hardest Hit In The US-China Trade War
The current rate of taxation on American wine – post the latest retaliatory tariff imposed by China on United States products is as high as 93 per cent. This extremely high rate of import tariff has put the product out… Read More ›
Chinese automotive group BAIC purchases 5% stake in Germany’s Daimler
The development is aimed at reducing the cost of developing affordable electric self-driving cars. On Tuesday, in a development that marks Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC) further cementing its relationship with German carmaker Daimler, the Chinese company has purchased… Read More ›
Shares Jump By Upto 500% At Nasdaq-Style Chinese Market
A new stock exchange in China’s Changhai which has been developed on the style of the United States’ exchange Nasdaq saw shares on the exchange shoot up by as much as 500 per cent. Analysts see this as a clear… Read More ›
Iran-UK Tensions Rise Over Tanker Seizures
Following the seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker by Iran, tensions between the United Kingdom and Iran has flared up with Iran Tehran warning London not to escalate the situation. The UK had called the seizure as being a “hostile”… Read More ›