President-elect Joe Biden has a chance to deliver swift and efficient crisis management measures as soon as he is inaugurated on the 20th January. His Democratic Party will have a…
read moreAMERICA HAS DECIDED Although there are a number of states yet to be called, Joe Biden has already gained over 270 electoral college votes to become the United States’ 46th…
read moreFASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS: AMERICA VOTES The US’ economy recovered more than 80% of its decline, driven by a bounce in consumer spending and a pick-up in housing activity, according to…
read moreTHE FINAL COUNTDOWN With just a week to go, all eyes are now on the US Presidential election. Polls continue to show a Biden-lead by a wide margin on the national level.…
read moreEMERGING ASIA TO LEAD GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the World Economic Outlook’s latest issue including an updated assessment on the world economy and revised…
read morePRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNS TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL As China was on holiday for most of the week, investors were busy with the news flow coming out of the US. President Trump…
read morePRESIDENT TRUMP’S HEALTH: A NEW LAYER OF UNCERTAINTY The last week has been very busy and intense, but before turning to the latest political developments in the US, let’s start…
read moreFIRST US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO BE HELD TUESDAY World trade volumes continued to recover in July, when global trade rose 4.8% MoM. According to the CPB’s report, ‘the rebound arises…
read moreTHE FED HAS RECALIBRATED MARKET EXPECTATIONS The Fed made it clear that interest rates are going to stay at the zero-lower bound at least until 2024. This was probably no…
read moreEVENTFUL WEEK AHEAD WITH A FULL ECONOMIC DIARY Crude oil prices were under pressure for much of last week. As a result, Brent crude price (for November delivery) fell 6.6% by…
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