According to the IMF, the world economy is predicted to experience negative economic growth of -3% this year. This projection comes after the IMF released their latest world economic outlook report a survey which is usually […]
The market for oil could be set to rebound following the announcement from OPEC that a deal had been reached between the Saudi-led cartel and other major oil producers around the world. This should bring […]
The economic fallout from the spread of the deadly coronavirus around the world has been unprecedented. In this age of globalisation and economic interdependence, no economy is able to escape the consequences as demand dries […]
The cost of petrol in the UK is nearing £1 for the first time in four years. This is the result of an extremely volatile start to 2020 for the petrol market as it encounters […]
The government of Singapore has announced an additional US$3.6 billion to support the economy as the city state sees coronavirus cases increase despite earlier signs that the virus seemed to have been contained. The additional […]
Clothing workers in Bangladesh, the South Asian country which is only second place to China in the global manufacturing of clothing, have been hit hard by the worldwide spread of Covid-19. The plummeting demand for […]
Whilst economies around the world are still on their knees, China seems to have picked itself back up again, after emerging from the worst of Covid-19’s destruction across the country. In battling the virus throughout […]
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in January this year, governments and central banks around the world have been spending trillions of dollars in order to keep the global economy afloat. The scale of the economic […]
As consumers around the world look for any way they can to fend off the deadly coronavirus, drinking copious amounts of orange juice has emerged as one of the most popular strategies. Packed full of […]
In response to the economic fallout from the spread of Covid-19 in the US, the Senate has passed a bill which will free up $2 trillion to be used for a coronavirus relief package. Since […]
Using a measure called the broad effective exchange rate, a measurement of a currency’s value against a basket of their major trading partners, the pound has crashed to its lowest level on record. The pound […]
As students of economics, these really are crazy times we are living through! From governments paying private sector wages to 0% interest rates, to toilet paper shortages, the latest to add to this list is the environment’s least […]
For the second time in a week, the Bank of England has cut interest rates in an attempt to rescue the UK economy from the jaws of a coronavirus induced crash. In an unprecedented move, […]
It’s not all doom and gloom! Well… it is mostly. But with all the negative economic news in the last few weeks, here is a more positive story to tell. With the coronavirus now a […]
In an unprecedented move today, the US federal reserve, which controls and coordinates American monetary policy, has announced a cocktail of measures to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus which utilises almost every weapon […]
With airlines tiptoeing on the edge of collapse, empty hotels filing for bankruptcy, and restaurants forced to shut their doors for the last time, the financial impact of the coronavirus is not holding back. As more countries […]
As the spread of the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc, stock markets around the world have continued their freefall. The Dow Jones, one of the world’s most trusted indices and a strong indicator of global […]
In an attempt to combat the economic fallout caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Bank of England has taken the extreme measure of cutting interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25%. Monetary policy of […]
Korean Air, the largest airline in South Korea, is currently fighting for survival after the outbreak of the coronavirus has forced them to ground thousands of flights. As of writing this article, South Korea has […]
The world awoke to the largest drop in oil prices in 29 years today as Saudi Arabia, the world’s second largest oil producer, seemingly instigated a price war against Russia. The huge drop in […]
Moroccan phosphate exports have fallen to an eight-year low from the disputed territory of Western Sahara with exports in 2019 almost half of that in the previous year. In 2018, the North African country exported […]
Defence spending across the world increased significantly in 2019 according to a report by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). The data collected by the ISS for 2019, shows that world-wide defence spending increased by […]
A recent report by a team of US scientists at the University of Arizona has suggested that owing to the climate crisis, the world could see a dramatic extinction of over a third of all […]
For the last two years, a dark cloud has been over Argentina as they contend with a serious economic crisis. The South American Country, and third largest economy on the continent, has been in a […]
Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]
After 5-days of significant loss, oil prices made a comeback on Wednesday with prices increasing by just over 2%. Reports suggest that the 2% jump, reflecting greater confidence in the market, could be a result […]
Palm oil, which accounts for over 5% of Malaysian exports, has seen a dramatic decrease in stock levels with the figure for January at its lowest since June 2017. The low stock level has been […]
In the latest World Investment Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it was announced that Egypt held on firm to its position as the most attractive country for foreign direct investment (FDI) […]
The value of Korean exports in January has decreased for the 14th straight month, with the Asian nation posting an export figure of US$43.35 billion, a 6.1% fall from the previous year. One reason for the […]
With the UK finally leaving the EU this week, talk is beginning to ramp up over what a potential trade deal with the EU is likely to look like. The UK government has expressed their […]
As of writing this article, one dollar is equal to 0.9 euros. 0.9 euros is equal to 0.76 pounds. In China, 0.76 pounds will get you 6.54 Yuan. If you exchanged this 6.54 Yuan for […]
China and the US have finally come to an agreement on steps to bring an end to the devastating trade war which has engulfed the current account of both countries, whilst also significantly rocking the global economy. […]
Trade wars are not fought with guns, missiles, planes, or ships. Instead they are fought with the raw power of economics, and in particular a special type of tax called tariffs. These are taxes which […]
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