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European shares set to drift lower on growth concerns
November 14th, 2019
European stocks may drift lower at open on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic data from China and Japan stoked worries that a global slowdown is deepening. China reported unexpectedly weak data, with industrial output and retail sales growth coming in ...
China prepares to launch its own digital currency as Facebook’s Libra languishes
November 13th, 2019
China is moving closer to releasing the world’s first government-backed digital currency. Li Wei, the head of technology for the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that commercial banks should increase their use of blockchain ...
European stocks open slightly lower; Asian markets were mixed
October 29th, 2019
European stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday morning as traders monitor progress in U.S.-China trade discussions and a fresh push from U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson for an early general election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.13% lower shortly ...
Most Asian currencies inch up
October 25th, 2019
Most Asian currencies edged up on Thursday ahead of central bank policy meetings and in the absence of new signals or developments in the Sino-US trade war and the Brexit saga. Indonesia’s central bank is widely expected to cut ...
UPDATE: US stock futures advanced; Asian stocks closed mixed; Stocks advanced in Europe
October 15th, 2019
US stock futures advanced, while Asian stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as markets tried to balance fading optimism over the latest US-China trade agreement with the likelihood of a Brexit deal by Thursday’s European Union summit. In South Korea, ...
Lab-grown diamonds shaking up the industry
October 8th, 2019
Young consumers in China are taking a growing interest in cheaper, more accessible alternatives to mined gems. It sparkles and shines like a diamond from the Earth’s mantle, but it’s grown in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds, which have been ...
An Inflationary Depression
October 4th, 2019
Financial markets are ignoring bearish developments in international trade, which coincide with the end of a long expansionary phase for credit. Both empirical evidence from the one occasion these conditions existed in the past and reasoned theory suggest ...
U.S Dollar steadied or fell against most major currencies
October 2nd, 2019
Worries about a slowing U.S. economy and the possibility of further interest rate cuts in the wake of weak U.S. manufacturing data kept the dollar pinned down on Wednesday, as investors sought shelter elsewhere. The greenback steadied or fell ...
UPDATE: European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher on Monday
September 30th, 2019
European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher on Monday, with market focus attuned to developments in the U.S.-China trade war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged up by around 0.4% during mid-afternoon trade, with construction and material stocks gaining ...
From trash to treasure: the growing illegal waste trafficking market
September 20th, 2019
It’s well known there’s always two sides of a story, if not more, but we all agree that waste management is an important issue as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment. On the top of ...
