After a dismal end of 2018, investors are faring better through the first two- thirds of the Q1 19. Equity markets have recouped a good part of the late-2018 decline. Bond yields, however, have not returned to where they previously were. The tightening of financial conditions, which was both cause and effect of heightened anxiety… Read More
Overview: The global capital markets are winding down what appears to be an inconclusive week quietly and on a mixed note. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is poised to snap a four-day advance but held on to a nearly 2% gain for the week. European bourses are mostly higher, and although the weekly advance of… Read More
As the likes of Netflix and Spotify – not to mention Amazon and Apple – continue to change how consumers watch television, films and listen to music, there is another contender for the top growth industry crown. Today, the video games industry is larger than all three industries individually. In 2018, the industry generated almost… Read More
Overview: The US dollar is firm against most major and emerging market currencies. There is more optimism on US-Chinese trade as a series of understandings are drafted, and an extension past March 1 of the tariff freeze is reportedly in the works. Mixed economic data and a call from a local bank for two rate cuts… Read More
Trade between BRICS allies China and Russia has increased about 30 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, Chinese officials said. The uptick in exchange between the two economic giants will take their trade to $100 billion in 2018, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng told reporters on Thursday. Gao said that this year’s… Read More