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French credit rating under more pressure
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» PARIS: France's surging national debt is causing increasing alarm with the country risking a fresh warning on Friday over its credit rating after a downgrade.
Yellen Calls for Global Minimum Tax Rate on Multinational Corporations
Business, Published on 07/04/2021
» Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued for a global minimum corporate tax rate Monday, seeking international cooperation that is crucial to funding the administration's $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal.
Joe Biden's 5 Tech Priorities
Business, Published on 21/12/2020
» President-elect Joe Biden's transition team describes its animating philosophy as "build back better." It's both a nod to the Trump administration's penchant for paring back the power of federal agencies and a way to frame Biden's preference for big, New Deal-style stimulus.
EU states, MEPs agree bloc's long-term budget
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» BRUSSELS - The EU parliament and member states struck a deal Tuesday to pass the bloc's trillion-euro 2021-2027 budget, MEPs and diplomats said, unblocking another 750 billion euros in coronavirus recovery funds.
What CEOs Expect From Biden Presidency: More Predictability
Business, Published on 10/11/2020
» Chief executives say they expect that the biggest change with Joe Biden's administration won't be sweeping new policies but a more predictable relationship with the White House.
Fed pause provides welcome tonic for Asian equities
Business, Published on 02/02/2019
» Recap: Asian stock markets registered sharp gains in January after tumbling in 2018, bolstered by encouraging China-US trade talks and expectations of a pause in interest-rate increases by the US Federal Reserve. Anticipation of the fed's shift has pushed down the dollar and US Treasury yields as investors seek higher returns in emerging markets.
Scepticism about Trump tax plan keeps stocks in check
Business, Published on 01/05/2017
» Recap: Cautious optimism over the US President Donald Trump's radical tax reform and concern about global trade and "America First" policies kept investors' appetite for risky assets in check last week. Concerns about an uptick in bad loans at large banks and the arrival of the XD season triggered a selling spree in the Thai stock market.
Report warns of rough times for EU
Business, Published on 07/04/2017
» Key elections and troubling political sentiments in Europe throughout 2017 pose significant risks not only to economic recovery in the region, but also to the very existence of the European Union, according to a report by the SCB Economic Intelligence Center.
Risks and rewards present delicate balancing act in emerging economies
Business, Published on 04/03/2014
» One definition of an emerging-market economy is that its political risks are higher, and its policy credibility lower, than in advanced economies. After the financial crisis, when emerging-market economies continued to grow robustly, that definition seemed obsolete; now, with the recent turbulence in emerging economies driven in part by weaker economic-policy credibility and growing political uncertainty, it seems as relevant as ever.