The Economic Impact of Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was seen to be the most powerful tropical cyclone (or hurricane) to have struck the United States ever since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It hit Florida on 10 Sept 2017 as a dangerous more »
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2017: What Now?
2016 has been a roller coaster of emotions and sweat. First we have Brexit and China’s growing debt problem, followed by OPEC’s agreement to cut oil production for the first time in eight years. As more »
What is Really Behind The Oil Drop?
In our previous article on The Demand and Supply Imbalance, we learnt that a fall in price will lead to an increase in quantity demanded and vice versa. We learnt that despite oil prices falling more »
The Central Problem of Economics (Oil)
Economics may seem like a topic that can be so closely related to what’s happening in the economy but to really express it seems like an entirely different matter. Economics is the study of how more »
Global Outlook 2016
For investors around the world, 2015 seems to be a bad year. After three years of rising share prices and unprecedented quantitative easing, markets are now dipping as emerging markets from BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India more »
Pulse of Europe in The Near Future
Ever since Greece has secured a third bailout, worth 85 billion euros in loans over the next three years, it seems that the Greek chapter is finally coming to a close, for now. If all more »
A Debt Fuelled Economic Growth
More than six and a half years ago, the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to near zero to combat economic recession. It promised to maintain its exceptionally low rates just to aid the economy and more »
The Ripple Effect behind the Yuan’s Devaluation
A month ago, in my previous article on How China’s slowing economy could drag down the global economy, we talked about China cutting its growth target for 2015 to 7%, which would be the slowest more »
5 Reasons Why An Interest Rate Hike Can Affect You.
Today in 2015 Interest rates have been kept at record lows for 7 years now, but how long can it last? The main reason for raising interest rates is to combat inflation and prevent the more »
How China’s slowing economy could drag down the Global economy?
Known for the world’s factory and its manufacturing might, China is no doubt home to a rapidly-growing affluent population that is beginning to flex its spending muscles. More than three decades of nearly double-digit growth more »