The concept of the “Global South” has been all the rage in recent months, along with that of the “de-Westernization of the world”. Is it the same phenomenon and what realities do these two expressions...
The Fintech industry has come a long way in addressing the credit demand by revolutionizing access to the supply (lenders) side. This has been one of the most critical factors in addressing a part of...
An unexpected OPEC production cut announcement has pushed up the price of oil. Besides reducing the amount of oil for sale, the move could also play into the hands of Russia and refill its war...
The G20 now represents 75% of world trade, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population and more than 80% of the gross world product. Officially, there is parity between the countries of the North and the...
The signs of a global economic downturn can be observed in historically high inflation in many global markets, fueling recessionary fears. The Russo-Ukrainian war and aggressive interest rate hikes to curtail inflation have resulted in...
Seven of the G10 central banks pumped the brakes between last week and this week as they purposely seek to push demand back into line with supply. And there are more signs that they are...
Not too many surprises are expected from the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which meets from October 16 to 23, except perhaps the promotion of newcomers among the seven members of the...
In the times when supply-chain resiliency is an important pillar of any nation’s external economic engagements, the release of the Container Port Performance Index Report 2021 is not only timely but is indeed eye-opening for...
It is commonly known that the dollar, the pound, the euro, and the yen dominate the world’s trade invoicing currencies. Regardless of origin and destination, exports and imports of nations frequently use these currencies, with...
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...
Exploring a special case of multiple equilibria, observed in the stock market, that is the interplay between the trend followers and the contrarians. There are two types of the multiplicity of equilibria, one originating from...
The US Dollar has been the global reserve currency ever since 1944 when the Bretton Woods Agreement was signed between the major nations of the world. For the uninitiated, a global reserve currency is a...