In a wide-ranging video address made to global business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, US President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring ...
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates a quarter point, as had been signaled in the media in advance. The BoJ appears to have confidence in rising wages, and like other central banks is following the ...
The set up into Q4 earnings has gotten incrementally complex given recent market volatility, driven by a fluctuation of macro data and inflation expectations With the Magnificent Seven companies, 4Q ...
Extreme weather and climate events pose significant threats to infrastructure, which may adversely impact society and economic activity. Recent examples, such as hurricanes Helen and Milton, highlight ...
The dust has settled on the climate negotiations. The Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. The UN negotiations ...
Japan’s December trade data had weaker imports and stronger exports than had been expected. Exports to the US declined, which rather argues against pre-trade tax stockpiling in the US (though there ...
Many Chinese companies are successfully navigating the complex environment of economic slowdown and trade tensions and turning outward for growth and opportunities. Chinese equities had a volatile ...
The US economy is one of the strongest in developed markets and we expect this to remain the case in 2025. President Trump’s policy agenda of supply-side reform, coupled with some promised fiscal and ...