Tag: Economy
Circular Economies To Replace Linear Economies in 10 Years
To remain competitive, supply chain leaders must shift from wasteful linear to circular models that reuse and renew, according to Gartner, Inc.
As consumer and...
Crypto Glossary: Essential Terms To Get Started With Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream in the last couple of years. Investors and traders around the world have seen the potential of trading Bitcoin as...
Global Negative Interest Rates, What Can Go Wrong And How Can...
By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners
Globally coordinated monetary stimulus prevented a potential economic meltdown in 2008 and helped create a...
This Is How Blockchain Can Foster Trust In The P2P Economy
Peer to peer refers to the idea of two individuals organising a payment without involving a third party. Traditionally, workers do not sell their...
Pro-Brexit Boris Johnson Is The New UK Prime Minister And Concerns...
By Mark Haefele, John Wraith and Dean Turner, Global Chief Investment Officer GWM, UBS AG
Boris Johnson, a leading proponent of Brexit in the 2016 referendum,...
Electronic Payments Adoption: Portugal’s Success Story At Leveraging E-Payments
According to a recent report by BNP Paribas, globally, non-cash transaction volumes continues to grow at double digit growth rates since 2015. Overall, volumes...
Cryptocurrencies To Help Reshape Post-Brexit Britain’s Financial Services
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin should play a significant role in reshaping and reinvigorating the UK’s financial services sector post-Brexit. This is the bold assertion...
We Need To Talk About The US Debt Ceiling
By Graham Bishop, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management, the asset management arm of Handelsbanken in the UK
US politicians have failed to raise the nation’s...
Brexit Countdown: EU Offers Long Extension But No-Deal Still On The...
Brexit negotiations remain in disarray following the announcement by the Speaker of the House of Commons that he will not allow Prime Minister Theresa...
Global Economy Forecast: Southeast Asia to Lead the Economic Growth in...
As it is expected, Asia will drive the global economy in 2019 albeit the deceleration of its powerhouse China. The growth will come from...
The Late Cycle Lament: The Dual Economy, by James Montier
Overoptimism and overconfidence are two well-known psychological traits of our species. They are particularly dangerous in the late stages of an economic cycle where...
‘Investing In A Decentralized Economy’: The Event That Aims to Explore...
Cryptocurrency wallet Luno will be hosting their very own event through Hard Fork Decentralized, in which they pursue to explore the exciting world of investing in a...
Italy’s Budget Woes and Oil Prices Drop Shake Stock Markets Across...
Today's Global stock markets have opened decidedly mixed today as Asian and European market sentiment diverged. Asian stocks declined on the back of the...
The Turkish lira and the US dollar : market commentary from...
Much of the focus for markets in the latter half of last week was the economic turmoil in Turkey. This saw the country’s currency,...
Bank of England: A surprise reaction to unsurprising news
Today’s announcement that the Bank of England (BoE) would raise its base interest rate from 0.5 to 0.75% came as little surprise to investment...
Multi-Asset Portfolio Favoured As Global Markets Hang In The Balance
Investors must move towards diversifying their portfolio in light of tenuous U.S.-China relations, a Brexit deal that stands on the edge of a knife,...
Power Ledger’s Token Launch Represents The Future of The Sharing Economy
The Crypto-backed POWR Token Becomes An Essential Component For Trading Renewable Energy In A Peer-To-Peer Marketplace
Power Ledger the world’s leading peer-to-peer marketplace for prosumers...
Turkish Economic Doldrums Set to Worsen
With the latest plunge in the Lira, so too go Turkey’s fortunes. The near incessant struggle to repair the economy since the failed summer...