Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday (April 12). Public filings indicate that over the past few weeks, medical supply firms...
Breaking trends in the rest of the world, the U.S.’ business activity is on the upswing so far in 2020. In other major countries, that hasn’t been the case, as their economies have been performing weaker, The Wall Street Journal reported. Data company IHS Markit...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its forecasts for growth of the global economy, calling it sluggish, and said there isn’t any sign on the horizon that things are going to turn around, according to a report by CNBC. In October, the IMF, which...
Deloitte did a survey of chief financial officers (CFOs) at major U.S. companies, and CFOs say the economy is headed toward a slowdown and the stock market is overvalued, according to a report by CNBC. The CFOs said they cautiously see the economy as “good,”...
November 28, 2019
Importers around the world continue to reel from ongoing trade disputes that are redrawing supply chains — perhaps permanently — throughout Asia, causing importers and their suppliers across countries like Vietnam and South Korea to scramble. The supply chain changes are opening up new trade opportunities for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but analysts warn […]
October 21, 2019
Trade wars. Tariffs. Brexit. Beyond the headlines and stock market gyrations, beyond the speeches from politicians and academics, lies the very real impact of geopolitics on supply chains: Trade corridors...
September 04, 2019
In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers. In other words: Live by the consumer, die by the...
August 28, 2019
Economic data points are frozen in time – and yet taken collectively tell tales. The latest readings on consumer confidence and on business inventories and shipments seem to hint at...
June 03, 2020
India, looking to attract more global investments in the manufacture of mobile phones, is offering financial incentives and a wealth of plug-and-play facilities, Bloomberg reports. The government plans to focus initially on a few big companies, targeting them with up to 6 percent incentives on sales for goods made in the country for the next […]
April 12, 2020
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on...
January 26, 2020
Breaking trends in the rest of the world, the U.S.’ business activity is on the upswing so far in 2020. In other major countries, that hasn’t been the case, as...
January 20, 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its forecasts for growth of the global economy, calling it sluggish, and said there isn’t any sign on the horizon that things are...
