Verbal intervention proved sufficient to keep the US dollar below JPY145, but the greenback gained broadly. It rose to new two-year highs against the dollar-bloc and Chinese yuan ahead of the weekend and to levels against...
Companies worldwide are working on the next generation of the internet. The “metaverse” or “web3” could overhaul the web as we know it. But how do you avoid repeating the mistakes of today’s internet? Are...
As the EU attempts to unpick its reliance on Russian gas, it could become more dependent on Chinese supplies, some of which come from Russia. This might undermine the aim of reducing purchases of its...
The capital markets are quiet today. Equity markets and bond yields have a slight upside bias, while the dollar is little changed. Despite reports that the lockdown in Chengdu is easing, Chinese equities underperformed in...
So-called quiet quitting is the act of doing exactly what the job calls for and nothing more. Now workers are using their free time and peace of mind to find new ventures. “In order to...
What is your purpose in life? This question comes like a shooting star and appears quite often in anyone’s life. For a parent or guardian, this question invokes a heavy responsibility and puts the focus...
The war in Ukraine has made wheat farming and export difficult. So local farmers are turning to oil-producing plants instead. The government plans to build an innovative pipeline into Poland to help them. In seven...
This article aims to evolve around the concept of search methodology to conduct quality literature reviews. Literature reviews are not just a summary of randomly collected articles from different sources but a meaningful selection of...
The greatest impact of Covid-19 and the lockdowns were on the kids and teenagers. Being a faculty myself, I have witnessed the changes in my students, where even the most active students of the offline...
Despite Western sanctions, Russia seems to have won the energy market. But some say Moscow will soon run out of cash. Russia’s economy was predicted to collapse after Western countries imposed unprecedented sanctions on Moscow over...
A GBP130 bln initiative by the new UK government to protect households from the surge in power costs helped lift sterling from 2.5-year lows. The Reserve Bank of Australia delivered the expected 50 bp rate...
The euro has fallen to a 20-year low threatening to inflict further pain on an economy that’s already having to contend with a surge in inflation. And the bad news is that the common currency’s...