In a move that apparently tallies with the unannounced decision to cut down on shipment of crude to shore up global oil prices, shipments of oil to the United States are being slashed by Saudi Arabia. Representatives of the oil… Read More ›
Sustainability
Headwinds Could Hit US Economy Next Year, Cautions The US Fed
The US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the central bank needs to think about the speed at which interest rates are to be raised because of some potential headwinds that are on the way to hit the US… Read More ›
Fully Formed Banking Union Needed By European Banks To Rival Wall Street: Deutsche Bank CEO
The head chief executive of Germany’s biggest lender believes that for European banks to be able to compete with the world’s most valuable financial institutions, there is desperate need of fully formed banking union. “We have to accelerate the banking… Read More ›
Global trade facing heightened risks from new cold war: French finance minister Bruno Le Maire
One of the ways out of this pickle is to reform the World Trade Organization, opined French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. On Friday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the world is facing a cold war over trade…. Read More ›
Italy Denies To Change Budget Proposal And Meet EU Directions
The stalemate between Italy and the European Commission entered a new phase of conflict over Italy’s proposed budget for next year after the populist coalition government of Italy openly defied the European Commission’s directive to make changes o t a… Read More ›
Natural Disasters And Trade Protectionism Hits Japan’s Economy
Natural disasters and a drop in exports resulted in a contraction of the Japanese economy more than was expected by the markets. Analysts said that this was a clear indication that the economy was being affected by trade protectionism and… Read More ›
New Study Blames Large Companies For Slow Wage Growth In Germany
According to the findings of a study by the Bertelsmann foundation published recently, a slowdown the growth of wages in Germany is being caused by the large companies that dominate the market. The increasing concentration of the large companies in… Read More ›
Apple Threatened By Ascendant Chinese Phones In Unit Sale Volume
US based IT giant, the darling of Wall Street and the first company in the history of business to reach the $1 trillion market value – Apple Inc., stunned Wall Street and investors alike after it issued a raft of… Read More ›
Germany could ban Chinese firms from its 5G auctions
While in the past German policies have been guided by business interests rather than strategic factors, surely Germany, Europe’s biggest and strongest economy, has gained from history’s strategic insight and will take the right decision. Senior German officials are telling… Read More ›
Germany sets asides $3 billion euros for R&D related to AI
Privacy-conscious Germany wants to bridge the benefits of advanced technologies with existing social model. In a significant development that is a pointer to the strategic thinking of the German government, Europe’s biggest economy stated, it has set aside nearly $3… Read More ›