China October bank lending seen declining despite policy measures
China’s new yuan loans are expected to fall sharply in October from September, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, signalling…
US: Trump emboldened by strong mandate
Clarity and low taxes boosts near term sentiment and spending President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory has already boosted risk sentiment…
Most Americans expect Trump to increase US debt, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Most Americans believe President-elect Donald Trump will push the U.S. government deeper into debt in his new term, though most…
Trump win casts fresh doubts over Wall Street’s China strategy
More U.S. financial firms may pull back from China, hive off local units to minimise risks or pause expansion plans…
What Trump’s 2024 election win means for Asian companies
Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the…
China is reshaping, not choking, private business
Is China choking off its private companies? After more than a decade of increasingly centralised rule under President Xi Jinping,…
Developed Europe Growth Challenges Are Back in Focus as Inflation Recedes
Risks to the recovery in private consumption and investment, which should support stronger GDP growth, persist despite the prospect of…
Years after historic summits, Trump faces an emboldened North Korea
Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he…
The facts about global wealth inequality
Have you ever wondered why some people have so much and others have so little? We can all see that…
China-EU trade Plan B looks too fiddly
Beijing and Brussels are once again debating duties on imported Chinese electric cars. The People’s Republic is pushing for alternatives…