Rare earth elements are on the front line of the trade war, vital in everything from smartphones to submarines. China controls most of them. A lack of alternatives is leaving US supply chains exposed.
India's worst period of macro instability is possibly over, and both consumer inflation and trade deficit are expected to moderate albeit gradually, Morgan Stanley said.
"Global commodity prices…
Oil hit a six-month low on Wednesday after a brief rally as concerns about the prospect of a global recession that would weaken demand overshadowed a report showing lower U.S. crude and gasoline…
Global shares struggled to advance on Monday while investors digested news of an unexpected cut in Chinese interest rates as data pointed to faltering growth in the world's second largest economy,…
Egypt is racing against time to step up its green hydrogen production as a clean source of energy as part of its efforts to rely heavily on new and renewable energy.
The Egyptian government…
Know why you must cut costs, envision the company's future, set a cost reduction target, keep those who are essential to your future, and conduct layoffs with respect.
Business leaders these days…
The Syrian regime's government has recently increased its calls for investors from expatriate countries to return and invest in Syria, despite the fact that the international community has yet to…
Diplomacy as a tool for managing international relations in times of peace and in the process of searching for solutions to a state of war has garnered several adjectives. Each one of these…
Although normalized, upon closer inspection, the corporation concept seems to be a strange development. Over the years, they have been given legislative rights of individuals, without a need to be…
Two years ago, I predicted in Foreign Affairs that the COVID-19 recession, coming on top of the financial crisis of 2008, would lead rich democracies to redefine the outer limits of their monetary…
Islamic finance encompasses Islamic securities (Sukuk), banking, leasing, Islamic insurance (takaful) and financing. Islamic financial markets have been a subject of talks for the past decade. This…
The Yemeni militant group is proving to be a stubborn adversary, and Trump doesn't want anything to detract from his visit to the Gulf next week, where he plans to make a 'big' announcement
China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.
Israel wants the total dismantlement and scrapping of all Iranian nuclear facilities, just like in Libya two decades ago. That is unrealistic for several reasons.
If history is any judge, Trump's tariffs and damaging actions towards US allies could speed up the emergence of a multipolar world, much like George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq