Japan’s population is older: great impact over Abenomics
Japanese people aged 70 and older account for more than 20 percent of the total population for the first time at 26.18 million, in further evidence of the country’s rapidly […]
Fundamental Analysis
Trump: next step is to imposte tech tariffs
The White House isn’t just dismissing technology companies’ concerns about tariffs on China, it’s picking up the pace. Both Reuters and the Wall Street Journal have learned that the Trump […]
Turkey: Central Bank takes action with big rate hike
In a bid to stabilize Turkey’s faltering currency, Turkish Central Bank boosted interest rates by more than 6 percentage points, to 24 percent, even though Erdogan has vowed keep them […]
Trade war pushes Russia-China deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin expects that the volume of trade turnover between Russia and China in 2018 will reach $100 bln. “Last year the volume of trade turnover amounted to […]
Brexit: Chequers plan can save EU-UK deal
Britain is potentially facing the worst domestic political turmoil since the Second World War over Brexit and a severe political crisis with the EU, the UK’s former chief EU diplomat […]
Argentina’s emergency needs IMF help
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has announced plans to slash the country’s bureaucracy and raise taxes on exports to calm battered financial and currency markets and get the economy back on […]
Europe needs its PayPal version
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Yves Mersch called on Europe to develop its own global card payment services to compete with international peers and as a defence against any further […]
Amazon effect could change monetary policy
More frequent price changes for goods and a rise in the consistency of pricing due to the growth of online retailers may be affecting inflation, according to an academic paper […]