According to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement, governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the “catastrophic failure” during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More ›
Sustainability
Earnings Of Tech Companies Have Come To A Halt, Temporarily Halts A Market Rally
Big Tech led a sharp rebound in US markets to begin 2023. Not so fast, according to their earnings report on Thursday. Apple Inc, Alphabet’s parent company Google, and Amazon.com all reported disappointing end-of-year quarter results. The reports raised new… Read More ›
Record 9.6 Bln Euro Profit For 2022 Reported By Santander, But Its Provision For Q4 Higher Than Expected
The lender Santander announced that its net profit for 2022 increased by 18% to touch a record high of 9.6 billion euros ($10.6 billion) due to increased lending, even though the good financial performance was eclipsed in the last quarter of last year as provisions for made by the bank… Read More ›
US Fed Raises Interest Rates By A Small Amount, And Powell Predicts A “Couple” More Hikes In The Future
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it had turned a key corner in the fight against high inflation, but that “victory” would still necessitate raising its benchmark overnight interest rate further and keeping it there at least until 2023…. Read More ›
Even After China’s COVID Reopening, Factory Activity In Asia Is Declining
Asia’s factory activity fell in January as the boost from China’s COVID reopening failed to offset headwinds from slowing US and European growth, according to surveys released on Wednesday, underscoring the region’s economic recovery’s fragility. According to a private sector… Read More ›
Official PMI Data Shows Rebound In Growth Of China Economic Activity In January
After a wave of COVID-19 infections spread through China more quickly than anticipated as a result of the abandoning of pandemic restrictions, the country’s economic activity turned back to growth in January. The first comprehensive data to demonstrate how rapidly… Read More ›
2023 Global Growth Forecast Lifted By IMF Driven By Reopening In China And Economic Strength In US And Europe
Due to “surprisingly resilient” demand in the United States and Europe, declining energy prices, and the reopening of China’s economy after Beijing lifted its tight COVID-19 restrictions, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday modestly upped its projection for global growth… Read More ›
WHO Seeks Expanded Function In Global Health But Says Its Under Funded
According to health policy experts, the World Health Organization will try to force for an enlarged role in addressing the next global health emergency after COVID-19 at its board meeting this week, but it is still looking for answers regarding… Read More ›
Analysts Expect US Fed To End Rate Hikes By March Due To Slowing Inflation
There has been some forward movement in controlling continued high inflation in the United States as is being viewed by policymakers at the Federal Reserve which has virtually sealed their strategy of hiking interest rates by a quarter percentage point next… Read More ›
H&M Emphasizes Fast-Fashion Downturn As Luxury Segment Suffers In China
According to a statement from the apparel and fast fashion giant H&M, rising expenses had reduced its profits, making it the latest fast-fashion brand to be impacted by high inflation which has forced consumers to cut back on spending. At the same time, LVMH and… Read More ›