International

  • Jan 15, 2020
  • 7 min read

Markets will adjust to new sulphur caps on ships' fuel

Tougher restrictions on sulphur in fuel may double costs for some ships and step up scrapping of older vessels

International
  • Jan 15, 2020
  • 2 min read

Huawei’s 5G business will survive US pressure

More measures against Chinese firm Huawei are under development in Washington, including pressure on London to ban it

International
  • Jan 15, 2020
  • 2 min read

Climate fears will dominate Davos above tech or growth

The WEF risks report launch combined pessimism about environmental risks this year with optimism about action

International
  • Jan 14, 2020
  • 2 min read

Current US-China trade truce will prove fragile

China’s exports and imports improved in December and the phase one trade deal is expected to be signed tomorrow

International
  • Jan 10, 2020
  • 2 min read

Unchanged UK rates are likely in early-mid 2020

Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney believes rates could go either way, but more QE is highly unlikely

United Kingdom
  • Jan 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

China’s price trends signpost core economic risks

Food inflation is high, non-food consumer inflation is low and producer inflation is negative, creating many risks

China
  • Jan 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

EM corporate debts are more concerning than US debts

New research highlights the risk of the rise in just-investment-grade corporate indebtedness since 2008/09

United States
  • Jan 8, 2020
  • 7 min read

Rising geopolitical concerns will help gold gain more

The gold price has surged over the last twelve months and the market is likely to hold onto its gains

International