International

  • Sep 18, 2019
  • 2 min read

Demand far outpacing supply makes US property pricier

Construction is rising, but lagging demand, and the resulting supply limitations are driving house prices higher

United States
  • Sep 17, 2019
  • 2 min read

Services trade will move with geopolitical tensions

The new WTO services trade barometer suggests services trade is slowing more modestly than goods trade

International
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • 1 min read

NASA sets sights on private space stations

The International Space Station, the most complex and costly human-made space structure, may be deorbited or privatised

International
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Even with stimulus, China may struggle for 6% growth

Industrial output is growing at the slowest pace since 2002 and retail sales are close to the slowest since 2003

China
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

France, Germany cloud outlook for Facebook’s Libra

The social media firm said in June that it is aiming to launch its own cryptocurrency Libra in early 2020

International
  • Sep 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

Google fine comes amid changing winds on ‘big tech’

Google has agreed to pay nearly 1 billion euros to settle a tax dispute in France

International
  • Sep 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

Cyberspace will evade international legal framework

Extant international law governing inter-state warfare is not considered fit for cyberspace by most cyber-capable states

International
  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

Africa may ‘win’ more from US-China tariffs than ASEAN

The US-China trade conflict and other trade disruptions are dampening global growth and few regions remain robust

International