UK: big problems for EU without a special deal
The UK has repeated its demands for a post-Brexit agreement on financial services to go way beyond the EU’s current standard with third countries in a new government paper, warning […]
Fundamental Analysis
Turkey on the way of recession?
The road ahead for Turkey isn’t pretty. Alongside downgrades from ratings agencies Moody’s and S&P moving Turkey’s debt closer into non-investment — or junk — territory, experts now predict a […]
The end of Greece’s bailout: the long road to recovery is starting
The European Commission — the EU’s executive arm — sent its congratulations to Athens Monday as the government ended years of financial assistance. But there was an important footnote to […]
China’s economy is changing over Trump tariffs
The Donald Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will make good on its earlier threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese imports on Aug […]
Turkey’s crisis: IMF option or not?
Desperate measures are in the air in Turkey: trading rooms are awash with talk of a bailout by the International Monetary Fund and potential capital controls. But there’s a vacuum […]
Bank of England: interest rates is the big question
The Bank has already raised expectations of a hike once before, with clear signals that it would make a move in May. However, the hawkish rhetoric was undercut by a […]
US GDP : best perform since mid 2014
Consumer spending propelled U.S. economic growth to a 4.1% pace in the second quarter, the fastest since 2014, letting President Donald Trump claim a win for his policies even though […]
US-EU: next stop to solve aluminium tariffs question
The US truce with the European Union will “immediately resolve” the US steel and aluminum tariffs and the EU retaliation at the center of the costly trade row, US Treasury […]