Seth R Freeman of GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group, says yesterday showed some reaction to serious worries about Trump’s tariff plans. It’s still not clear which tariffs will be put in place immediately. He isn’t starting them with China just yet. Instead, he is using the threat of tariffs to pressure Colombia into taking back … Read more
Arnab Das, Global Macro Strategist, Invesco EMEA, says an industrial revolution is taking place within which AI has a very important role, That is going to continue. There is possibly a significant amount of hype, and maybe some over-hyping around it. Nevertheless, it is an important change. It is, eventually going to increase productivity and … Read more
Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities LLC, says there is a very good possibility that with the weakness coming out of the Chinese economy, which will eventually hurt the global economy, we might get a surprise move by the Fed in September by half a percent rather than a quarter of a percent. And I … Read more
Spot gold tested a new lifetime high last week due to a combination of factors that have converged to propel the demand for the yellow metal. Multiple catalysts like US rate cut speculation, China’s economic stimulus, and renewed geopolitical tensions attributed to the rise in prices. Prices on the London spot market surged near to … Read more
Robust capital expenditure by the government and improvement in business confidence will push the country’s economic growth in 2024-25, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development Kuntal Sensarma said that the focus areas in 2024-25 should be infrastructure growth, inclusive development and harnessing demographic dividend, among others. “The … Read more
Washington: Strong economic activity in the United States and emerging markets is projected to help drive global growth by about 3% this year, the International Monetary Fund’s chief said Thursday, below the annual historic average and a warning sign about potential lackluster performances through the 2020s. “Without a course correction, we are indeed heading for … Read more
New Delhi: The global trade growth is expected to pick up gradually this year after a contraction in 2023 but regional conflicts, geopolitical tensions and economic policy uncertainty pose substantial downside risks, according to a WTO forecast released on Wednesday. The World Trade Organisation (WTO), however, lowered the trade growth projection for 2024 to 2.6 … Read more
For more than half a century, the handbook for how developing countries can grow rich hasn’t changed much: Move subsistence farmers into manufacturing jobs, and then sell what they produce to the rest of the world. The recipe — customized in varying ways by Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and China — has produced … Read more
Western powers butted heads over how to handle frozen Russian assets on Wednesday as G20 finance ministers kicked off a discussion of challenges for the global economy, trying to set aside deep geopolitical divisions. Brazilian officials hosting the two-day meeting in Sao Paulo sought to focus talks on economic cooperation to tackle issues such as … Read more
The impact of the Israel-Hamas war on the world economy may take time to become apparent but it would worsen if it spread to the Middle East, notably Iran, a major oil producer and Hamas sponsor. The global economy would be affected by rising oil prices near $90. Further escalation of the conflict towards other … Read more