UBS lowers forecast for China 2025 GDP growth to 3.4% on tariff hikes.
UBS has downgraded its China GDP growth forecast to 3.4% for 2025, on the assumption that tariff hikes between it and the […]
China bans export of Korean goods containing its rare earth metals to US.
The Chinese government has warned South Korean companies of retributions for exporting any product containing its critical metals to US military contractors, […]
‘The Sell America Trade’: Who’s behind the sinking of the U.S. dollar.
The U.S. dollar is down nearly 9%, year to date. Yields on Treasuries have stayed high even though the stock market has gone […]
Egyptian Swiss Group to invest $10mln to expand production.
The Egyptian Swiss Group for Pasta, Milling, and Concentrates plans to invest $10 million in expansion projects to boost production capacity to […]
Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs.
Small factories with tiny profit margins have played a central role in China’s international competitiveness. Many could now face disaster. As President […]
Bill Ackman Makes Big Bet on Hertz Becoming Tariff Winner.
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has amassed a nearly 20% stake in Hertz Global Holdings Inc. in a bet on the […]
Nigeria’s feed, fodder sector offers $1bn investment opportunity — AU.
The African Union Inter-Africa Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) says Nigeria’s Feed and Fodder sector offers an investment opportunity worth $1 billion. […]
Markets volatile but no huge drop in short-term liquidity, BOJ official says.
Global markets are experiencing volatility from uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy but not seeing a huge decline in short-term liquidity, a senior […]
China’s Xi urges stronger trade ties with Vietnam amid US tariff tensions.
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by U.S. […]
Trump’s tariffs are sending ultra-rich investors to Europe and Asia: ‘The world has changed in the last 3 months’
Though President Donald Trump has said his aggressive tariff strategy, unveiled this week, will make the markets “boom,” it has so far resulted in […]
As tariffs put trade between China and the US in peril, Chinese businesses ponder the future.
When the first two rounds of 10% tariffs hit, Zou Guoqing, a Chinese exporter, groaned but didn’t find the barriers insurmountable. He […]
Geregu Power reports N13 billion profit in Q1 2025, posts N31.7 billion revenue .
Geregu Power Plc has published its interim financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, reporting a pre-tax profit of […]