On Tuesday, according to two government officials with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Japan is preparing an economic stimulus package worth $120 billion to support its weak economic growth. “The spending will be earmarked in a supplementary budget… Read More ›
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No time to renegotiate complete Brexit – Macron to Johnson
While Brexiters have acknowledged that a no-deal Brexit will significantly impact the country’s economy they however argue that this disruption will not last long and that UK will be free to chart its own course and make trade deals with… Read More ›
U.S.-UK trade deal in the offing
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit stance is pretty obvious to observers. His confidence that the British economy will survive a cliffhanger Brexit probably stems from his hope of clinching a free trade deal with the U.S. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson… Read More ›
Trump target China’s ‘developing nation’ at the WTO
How can China be a developing nation when its GDP is the second largest in the world ? In a development that will have major repercussions on the Chinese economy, U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed the World Trade Organization… 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 ›
Britain’s whiskey exports to the U.S. threatened by Trump’s additional trade tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs on $4 billion EU goods, including on Britain’s Scotch whisky, Italy’s cheese and olives. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to end his trade dispute… Read More ›
Russia lowers USD share in the structure of its foreign currency reserve
Russia’s central bank lowers USD’s share from its foreign currency reserves citing external risks. Ksenia Yudayeva, the First Deputy Governor of Russia’s central bank stated, it has lowered the share of dollars in its reserves citing a potential rise in… Read More ›
China’s economic cools unexpectedly in April
The escalation in the U.S.-China trade war marks a stunning turning point in U.S.-China relations. With the impact of U.S. tariffs on the Chinese economy sinking in, Beijing will have to do a lot more to manage its public image…. Read More ›
U.S.-China trade war unlikely to trigger “Lehman shock” on global economy
in order to mitigate some of the impact of the U.S.-China trade war, Japan plans on laying the groundwork for a hike in sales tax. On Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso stated the U.S.-China trade war is not likely… Read More ›
NZ’s PM Jacinda Ardern does a volte face against capital gains tax
It is not clear what events and knowledge has prompted her change of stance vis-a-vis CGT. On Wednesday, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated, her coalition government will not go ahead with a proposal for a capital gains tax… Read More ›