Hui Ka Yan attends a news conference in Hong Kong. Justin Chin/Bloomberg It’s never a good thing when a business story pivots to yachts worthy of a James Bond villain. From the insider traders of the 1980s to Russian oligarchs of the 1990s to Malaysian fugitive Jho Low, these seafaring metaphors of ostentatious excess make for...Read More

A pedestrian looks at various stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016. Asian shares made guarded gains on Friday as a gathering of world finance leaders provided a welter of reassuring comments, but little in the way of actual policy stimulus. REUTERS/Yuya Shino HONG KONG, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Chinese markets...Read More

The U.S. trade deficit widened in September to $80.9 billion, a record, driven by climbing demand for capital goods like computers and electric equipment and industrial supplies that have been soaring in cost as global supply chains remain snarled. The deficit in trade of goods and services grew 11.2% in September, the Commerce Department said...Read More

Nov 6th 2021 IN RECENT MONTHS the world economy has come to resemble a badly microwaved dinner: generally hot, but with some bits merely lukewarm and others positively scorching. Consumer prices globally are likely to rise by 4.8% this year, according to the IMF, which would be the fastest increase since 2007. But price rises...Read More

Download the full briefing here. Context Negotiation of the free trade agreement between Indonesia and the EU began in 2016. Many of EU’s positions were typical of various free trade agreements, but noticeably it also included new requests related to digital trade. The new demands suggest an EU strategy to achieve a level of digital...Read More

Watch This Episode on Youtube Watch/Listen To This Episode: [00:00:06] MG: What’s going on Alex? Sorry, I started to write a tweet and unmuted myself. Oh, super good, man. Great week so far. How about yourself? [00:00:15] AM: Pretty good man. Just waiting on this next bullish news. I don’t know if the third ETF...Read More

Many business owners and executives seem to share the belief that everyone is paid the true value of their work, whether that is $30 million a year or $7.25 an hour. In that vein, they often argue that minimum wage laws set an unnatural price floor that prevents people who would be willing to work...Read More

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is pictured on the screen (R) as he addresses his counterparts during the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit held online on Nov. 15, 2020. Nhac Nguyen | AFP | Getty Images The world’s largest trade deal — which includes China and excludes the U.S. — will come...Read More

The covid-19 pandemic has been characterized by extreme suffering and illness, but will also be remembered for a social welfare system never before seen in the US. Residents were bombarded with checks from the government to keep them afloat as the economy entered free-fall, receiving thousands of dollars in support. Inevitably, this has led to...Read More

What’s worth your dollar One solution to rising prices and supply shortages could be a dollar store, but before you buy… Help Me Hank shows you what’s worth your dollar and what’s not. From food to supplies, toys to electronics, you’ll want to see what’s on Hank’s shopping list and what he’s leaving on the...Read More