Is this a new warning sign announcing an upcoming recession after the recent but temporary inverted U.S. yield curve? Rarely have the forecasts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) experienced such a change in just… Plus…
Category: Trade
Will the 21st century be the one of the first business world war?
There could be a new world war looming in which politics, business and intelligence intertwine. The notion of economic war is certainly not new, but the United States, the world’s largest economic power since the… Plus…
Prices in French supermarkets and hypermarkets rose by 4%
According to a study by Nielsen, the prices of the hundred most consumed products (PGC) in France jumped 4.2% in hypermarkets and 3.1% in supermarkets, between January 26 and February 9, 2019, meaning in only… Plus…
China has built 10,000 km of railways, hundreds of facilities in Africa
Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated China’s support for Africa’s “economic autonomy and sustainable development” while on an official visit to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Eastern African country Ethiopia. Chinese people treated more than… Plus…
Trump’s trade protectionism will eventually prove a loss-loss game
In the first stage, you believe this can work and that you will reap many benefits from putting the pressure on your business partners, however in a second stage, you realize that you have gravely… Plus…
Trouble ahead? Hong Kong (HSI) stock market looks bearish
The “trade war” waged by US President Donald Trump against the United States’ major economic partners, especially China, seems to increasingly impact foreign stock markets. While Wall Street reached new highs recently, the China stock… Plus…
French group Total left Iran to the likely profit of Chinese partner CNPC
As early as July 2017, the French energy group Total announced within the framework of the South Pars 11 project (SP11) led in association with the Chinese group PetroChina (CNPC) that it took all possible… Plus…
In the Horn of Africa, the UAE asserts its strategic ambitions
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih, also Chairman of Saudi Aramco, estimates that about USD 1 trillion worth of investments have been canceled or postponed since oil prices dropped in mid-2014 when the barrel was… Plus…