A relief ripple is helping stocks make some gains amid hopes that the volatility, which has wracked the banking sector, has eased off. The S&P 500 closed higher and although trade was a little choppy in Asia, with the Nikkei dipping into negative territory, futures point to a slightly higher…
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Is China turning a corner?
Since Chairman Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the nation has been on a journey to reclaiming its role as a dominant force on the world stage. In the COVID-19 era, China has faced stark new challenges, emerging as both the starting point of the…
Paid in Cryptocurrency: The Salary of the Future?
At the start of 2022, Crypto.com released their Crypto Market Sizing Report 2021 and 2022 Forecast, predicting that by the end of 2022, there will be one billion owners of cryptocurrency all over the world. And with further growth of the market to almost triple by 2030, cryptocurrency…
Damaging Years of Soft Nanny Finance is Now Punishing Us All
Nanny finance in the form of central banks and their years of excessive quantitative easing and desire to cut rates, at the first sign of trouble or discontent, has dominated the world for many years. This seemingly overly soft approach and desire to step in and make things…
The Long Road Towards Gender Equality
On the surface, the most recent findings from the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2022 Global Gender Gap Report demonstrate that there has been some movement towards gender equality in the last year. According to the report, at the current rate of progress, it is predicted to…
Carmakers Look to a Greener Supply Chain
While received wisdom tells us electric vehicles (EVs) are cleaner and greener than their fossil fuel powered counterparts, this established narrative masks a much more complex and less binary reality. The EV landscape needs to be looked at in its entirety to encompass not simply the end user experience but…