Erdoğan, Trump, and the Strongman Politics Devastating Turkey’s Economy
The Presidents of the United States and Turkey have recently been exchanging barbs—and economic sanctions—over an evangelical missionary imprisoned in Turkey. Photograph by Doug Mills / NYT / Redux The usually More...
The Trump Economy Is Strong. So Why Exaggerate?
It’s sunny out. We get it. Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images There’s no denying that, since Donald Trump was sworn in as president in January 2017, the U.S. economy has been doing quite well. Growth in real More...
Wars of the currency kind
Nations letting currency weaken can spur instability Recently, RBI Governor Urjit Patel warned that the global trade war could escalate into a currency war. Trade wars erupt when countries impose tit-for-tat tariffs More...
10 things the IMF numbers tell us about the Indian economy
India’s strong economy continues to lead global growth, says the international Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest report on the Indian economy. Photo: Bloomberg Mumbai: The International Monetary Fund has released the More...
Americans Can’t Understand The Value Of Decentralized Currency, But Many Other Countries Can
Director and Founding CEO at HIVE Blockchain (TSX.V: HIVE) – Canada’s first publically traded blockchain infrastructure company. Shutterstock Zimbabwe has a become a poster child of economic More...
New Amazon Program Could Put You in the Package Delivery Business
As the number of shipments by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to grow, the company is looking to outsource the delivery of those packages. Amazon just announced a new program called Amazon Delivery Service Partners so More...
China’s New-Economy Shares Beat the Market as Lending Slows
Most stock indexes in Asia were slightly lower Monday, led by a 0.8% drop in the Shanghai Composite Index. Benchmarks in Korea and Taiwan declined 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. The Tokyo market was closed for a public More...
IoT revolutionizing the staffing industry
Looking back on the ten years of the Indian staffing industry, it is notable how it has bloomed against all odds and become the backbone of millions of businesses. When the staffing industry came into existence, More...
Unsecured Loans Grew Four Times the Bank Credit in Last Three Years
Mumbai: Unsecured bank loans have grown four times the bank credit during the past three years, helped by a rise in discretionary spending, technology-driven disbursements and lower interest rates, says a report. Unsecured More...
The booming loan market is getting riskier
Hans Neleman | Getty Images The leveraged loan market is one corner of the credit markets that is thriving in the face of rising interest rates. But red-hot demand for such loans in the past year is raising red More...