On Thursday, Bank of America cut its world growth forecast to the lowest level since the peak of the global financial crisis in 2009. “We have cut our 2020 global growth forecast to 2.8% (from 3.2%). This would be the… Read More ›
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Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant resumes operations
On Monday, as per a source with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Foxconn has received approval to resume production at its plant in Zhengzhou in northern China. Around 16,000 people have returned to the plant, said the source… Read More ›
China will cut tariffs on select U.S. products by 50%
On Thursday, China said it will reduce tariffs on select goods which it imports from the United States by 50% starting from 1:01 p.m. local time (0501 GMT) on February 14 and said, it hopes to work with the U.S…. Read More ›
Investors dump stocks midst “bearish paralysis” on Wall Street
Investor appetite for equities saw a low following growing global uncertainties. They have channeled $11.1 billion in the bond market as of Wednesday. On Friday, Bank of America Merrill Lynch disclosed, $11.1 billion flowed into the bond market in the… Read More ›
Global fiscal crisis poses biggest threat to global economy: World Economic Forum survey
Here is the result of the WEF’s Executive Opinion Survey. According to the results of a survey by the World Economic Forum which was published on Tuesday, the possibility of a fiscal crisis at the world stage is the biggest… Read More ›
South Korea to invest $6.48 billion to cut reliance on Japanese imports
The ruling of a South Korean court ignited bilateral trade ties. Since then, relations have tread mostly southwards. On Monday South Korea announced, it plans on investing $6.48 billion (7.8 trillion won) in research and development for local materials, equipment… Read More ›
China’s mammoth’s to 303% of its GDP
China is not only loading up economies partnering in its Belt and Road project with an unsustainable pile of debt, back at home it is also struggling to stay afloat from a surging tsunami of debt which has now breached… Read More ›
New sulphur regulations in fuel will shakeup shipping industry
“There’s a storm approaching but we don’t know how bad the storm is going to be,” said Glen Kedzie, energy and environmental counsel for the American Trucking Associations. With tough shipping regulations, set by the United Nations shipping agency, the… Read More ›
Shrinking global tech demand drags down Taiwan’s economy
The rollout of 5G in many countries along with newer upgraded models of smartphones could spur exports orders for the island nation. On Monday, data from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs showed, its export orders fell for the fifth straight… Read More ›
China’s trade surplus in February much lower than forecast
According to analysts, there are multiple factors, including an internal clampdown on riskier lending practices, slowdown in global economy and U.S. trade action, because of which the Chinese economy is cooling down. \ In February 2019, in what is possibly… Read More ›
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