Paying With Pandas
2023-11-30
Ultimately, this game of panda tug-of-war seems to be a manifestation of the boiling pettiness between two prominent global superpowers.Continue Reading
Inflated economies forget to take measures against a looming recession
2022-05-08
2021 has been a very positive year for economic growth worldwide, nevertheless, rumors of a looming recession are becoming more of a reality. Europe’s increase gas prices, China’s Omicron outbreak, and the US’s rapid inflation are blaring threat to an economic downfall that could have been avoided. Continue Reading
Globalization in Peril
2022-04-13
Globalization is not new. People have traded goods across oceans and continents since the Silk Road. But this 2,000 year legacy may now be in jeopardy as an increasing number of experts warn that globalization, as we know it, may be coming to an end.Continue Reading
Special Drawing Rights During COVID-19
2022-03-27
In August 2021, the IMF released $650 billion worth of SDRs to all nations to mitigate the impact of COVID on government balance-sheets. Yet a lack of oversight means free currency was spent indiscriminately.Continue Reading
Battle of the Banks
2022-03-11
The U.S. and its allies announced new sanctions on Russia targeting foreign assets and removing several banks from the SWIFT payment system. This unprecedented financial penalization could come with unintended consequences.Continue Reading
Evergrande and the Future of Chinese Real Estate
2022-01-12
A huge area of land devoted to the construction of a theme park and an electric vehicle manufacturing unit stands empty. Yet, these were just some of the projects undertaken by China’s Evergrande Group, a company that now faces the threat of survival.Continue Reading
Is the EU Still America’s Economic Ally?
2021-04-18
It looks like the United States just became a third wheel. Recent economic data from the E.U.’s statistical office shows that China is now the European Union’s biggest trading partner of goods, knocking the U.S. from its prime spot. While the European Union has been China’s biggest importer for some time, the relationship only became mutual during the pandemic, likely due to the increase in demand for Chinese medical products in the E.U. In turn, demand for European goods in China also grew.Continue Reading
Race to Replace Hong Kong
2021-02-01
Disrupted by unstable democracy protests and an unprecedented National Security Law, Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s favored financial hub is under threat like never before. Investing Columnist Leo Wang investigates the increasingly bleak future of “Asia’s World City” and the hopeful cities vying to replace her.Continue Reading
EV Evolution
2021-01-22
The future is electric, not just for Tesla. Investing Columnist Leo Wang investigates the increasingly internationalized and volatile EV market—one that is undoubtedly hungry to innovate, grow, and profit. Continue Reading
The Race for the Arctic
2020-12-10
Who owns the Arctic and what exactly is so important about it? As climate change leads to the further melting of Arctic ice, countries are scrambling to stake their economic claim in the region. We examine these claims, explore what is driving the claims in the first place, and give some considerations in regards to the future of the earth’s “last frontier.”Continue Reading