Amid concerns over chlorinated chicken imports, even in the first day of talks between the U.S. and the U.K., hopes of securing a post-Brexit trade deal between the two have come under threat. While British campaigners insist that a proposed bilateral… Read More ›
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A New Confrontation Is Growing In The Ocean As India And China Face Off In The Mountains
As the heavyweight economies face territorial tensions on both land and sea, the rivalry between India and China is heating up. With soldiers from both sides engaged in skirmishes it is the second month that a fierce border standoff in Bhutan’s… Read More ›
As US Looks Weaker, The Rest Of The World Is Picking Up The Economic Slack: IMF
The International Monetary Fund kept its global growth forecast unchanged on expectations the euro zone and Japanese growth would accelerate despite cutting the economic growth outlook for the U.S. and U.K. Unchanged from its April outlook, the IMF forecast global economic growth… Read More ›
BSI Says In Last Two Years, Half Of German Companies Hit By Sabotage, Spying
The German IT industry association Bitkom estimated that the attacks on German companies caused around 55 billion euros’ worth of damage a year and said that more than half the companies in Germany have been hit by spying, sabotage… Read More ›
Analysts Say That As Draghi Spurs Rally, Euro Could Hit $1.20 By Year End
According to analysts who say that it is set to ride a wave of improved euro zone data and weakening investor conviction in the U.S., the euro could be on track to hit $1.20 against the dollar before the year… Read More ›
Despite Bank Bonus Cap, Amsterdam Seeks Brexit Business
As Brexit drives them across the pond, even as a Dutch cap on bank bonuses keeps financial firms away, Amsterdam is seeking to lure companies and the European Medicines Agency. Including broadcasters and services firms, as they seek to lock in… Read More ›
Fintech Reluctant To Leave London For Paris Even Though Charmed By Macron
France’s dynamic new president will push its fastest growing fintech sector up the global rankings the sector is optimistic. But even if they have French roots, startups based in London do not yet seem ready to swap that key hub… Read More ›
The Cost Of North Korea’s Nukes Is Probably Less Than One U.S. Aircraft Carrier
In a program that would bring severe sanctions and eat up precious resources that could have been spent boosting the nation’s quality of life, North Korea committed to a huge investment when it decided to go nuclear. But its leader… Read More ›
$1.3 Billion Just Added To The Kitty Of One Of The Largest Telcos In Asia
Following the highly anticipated public listing of Netlink NBN Trust, which raised about 2.35 billion Singapore dollars ($1.72 billion), Southeast Asia’s largest telecommunications company may be on the hunt for acquisitions. The broadband arm of Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), which said it took in… Read More ›
As Traders Eye A September ‘Taper’ Of Its Bond-Buying Program, ECB Expected To Hold Steady This Week
With many market watchers expecting the bank to announce in September plans to reduce its bond-buying program, the European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to hold interest rates steady. As a sign that the central bank could start “tapering” earlier than… Read More ›