There are many investors who are still trying to understand how the stock market could rise and reach record peaks even when there was a raging trade war going on between the United States and China, the Brexit uncertainty and in the face of possible political uncertainty in the US with the...

The total purchasing power of global consumers now seems to be declining, coinciding with a slowdown in the global economy, which has resulted in a recession in many manufacturing centers around the world. Central banks are worried that slowing production has already affected consumers. In 2019,...

The United States and China would "very shortly" sign the so-called phase one trade deal, US president Donald Trump announced on Saturday.   "We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade deal and we will be signing it very shortly," Trump said at a Turning Point USA event in Florida.  ...

The American economy grew at a moderate annual rate of 2.1 per cent for the third quarter, announced the United States Commerce Department on Friday.   The US economy has recently managed to dispel fears of it going into a recession and after the third quarter results, analysts and...

An otherwise a slow year for equity capital markets (ECM) for 2019 was saved by the giant initial public offerings from Saudi Aramco and Alibaba. The year saw a number of high profile IPOs being shelved – including the WeWork IPO in the United States, and a drop in price of some of the IPOs...

The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings (S&P) expects US corporate sector growth next year, despite continuing risks around trade tensions and uncertainties regarding the US presidential election, the agency said in a release. “Despite the pressure from these constraints, our basic...

Analysts believe that the temporary halt in the production of its 737 Max planes by United States based Boeing will only deal a partial blow to the US economy. This is because currently there is inherent strength in the economy which is on a record expansion path compared to the time when the...

The economy of Argentina in the III quarter fell by 1.7% compared with the same period last year, according to the national statistical agency Indec. The result turned out to be slightly better than the forecast of analysts polled by Reuters, who expected a decline in GDP of about 2% in annual...

In a further relief to the global markets, the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced on Sunday that the “phase one” US-China trade deal is “totally done” and added that this interim deal will almost double US exports to China over the next two years.   However, the...