As we enter a new decade, CEOs are showing record levels of pessimism in the global economy, with 53% predicting a decline in the rate … Read more
Global growth could plunge to 3.7% for 2019, due to the “possible failure of the Brexit negotiations”. This possibility generates a feeling of widespread uncertainty. … Read more
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks ago, David Webb, an activist investor and former director of the Hong Kong exchange, issued a report titled “The … Read more
PANAMA CITY/BEIJING (Reuters) – Panama has established diplomatic ties with China and broken with Taiwan in a major victory for Beijing, as it lures away … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will maintain a monetary policy that is “neither too tight or too loose”, ensuring basically stable liquidity, a senior central banker … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – A Moody’s downgrade on China on Wednesday and the likelihood that Brazil and South Africa face further rating cuts in the coming … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping initiated the ambitious “Belt and Road” development plan but it has become a world plan not tied to … Read more
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Official numbers may suggest a rosier 2017 for China, but the bottom lines of the country’s top consumer firms – from … Read more
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Factories in China and Japan started 2017 on a positive note in a sign the global manufacturing revival is carrying through from … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will lower its 2017 economic growth target to around 6.5 percent from last year’s 6.5-7 percent, policy sources said, reinforcing a … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – Home price rises in China slowed in June for a second straight month, adding to fears that a construction-led rebound in the economy may not be sustainable.
Lisbon – (Reuters) – Fosun Group, China’s largest private conglomerate, is aiming to become a world leader in insurance, tourism and healthcare but also has a “clear plan” to reduce its debts, chairman and co-founder Guo Guangchang said on Tuesday.
