Global issues and vertical integration
Economic historians coined the phrase ‘vertical integration’ to understand the rise of Rockefeller’s oil conglomerate The writer is…
America’s New Critical Minerals Playbook
Beijing did not come to dominate the critical minerals market overnight. “The Middle East has oil. China has…
US and UK central banks expected to keep interest rates on hold amid Iran peace deal | Interest rates
Central banks in the US and UK are expected to leave interest rates on hold this week as…
Africa’s largest refinery reduces the amount of clean fuel being imported into West Africa
West Africa’s imports of clean refined petroleum products dropped dramatically to 765,000 barrels per day in May…
Euro area trade balance posts a deficit in April due to jump in energy imports
This feels like stepping back in time to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as the euro area trade balance returns…
Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns | Manufacturing sector
Britain’s industrial sector is at risk of collapse as thousands of companies warn that they could face bankruptcy…
Chinese Economy Stuck in Slow Lane as Consumption Heads for Drop
(Bloomberg) — China’s consumer spending may have contracted for the first time since the pandemic, a setback that…
High youth unemployment could see more young Kiwis chase work in Aus
Unions say it will take more than building new roads to lower the 17.3% youth unemployment rate –…
U.S. Interest Expense Just Hit $1.6 Trillion Annually. Peter Schiff Warns a Dollar Crisis Arrives When It Hits $2 Trillion.
© FOTOGRIN / Shutterstock.com Peter Schiff has been sounding the alarm on U.S. sovereign debt for years, and…
FMCG sales in Romania rise 1.9% in volume terms in Q1, NielsenIQ estimates
Sales of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Romania increased by 1.9% year-on-year in volume terms in the first…
Inflation rises again, says Infometrics and Foodstuffs data
There may simply be no avoiding a spike in inflation. Latest data from Infometrics and Foodstuffs shows grocery…
Few months, even a year: Energy prices to remain elevated on US-Iran deal
Markets Economists warn inflation across Asian economies will also take time to subside It will take Asia’s inflation-suffering…