Even as China is locked down in hopes of curbing the outbreaks of Covid-19 in their nation, an interesting phenomenon is occurring regarding the economy.… Read More »Trust Issues Send Chinese Investors Overseas
Two years ago, the average person didn’t spend too much time thinking about the global supply chain, but that was before Covid-19 came to tangle the process of getting things to the right place at the right time. For two years the world has dealt with delays in the auto industry, ships standing endlessly in ports waiting to be unloaded, and empty grocery store shelves. And as if that was not bad enough, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has placed the already precarious supply chain in an even more difficult position. Add to that a Covid surge in China, where many parts and products are manufactured, and appears evident the supply chain woes will not be fixed any time soon.Read More »Covid Flares and War vs. the Global Supply Chain
After months of speculation, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the largest conventional military attack on any sovereign state since World War II. The world has responded quickly. In an unprecedented move designed to ruin Russia’s economy, the Western powers are leading the charge to create a banking crisis, which they believe will plunge Russia into a deep recession. The whole world is watching as Vladimir Putin leads the assault on Ukraine, and the West creates an attack of their own, focusing on the banking industry.Read More »Sanctions Pressure Putin after Attack on Ukraine
September was the cruelest month for the colossal Chinese real estate developer Evergrande Property Services Group, and the ripples of its failure are echoing around… Read More »The Failure Heard Around the World
As America finished pulling the troops out of Afghanistan in what has been the United States’ longest war, the devastation to the Afghan people caused… Read More »The Show Must Go On
Thank you will never be enough. Recent data suggests that the United States is turning the corner on the pandemic caused by the coronavirus, and… Read More »Vaccine Victory: How People You Have Never Heard of Changed Everything
In a global economy that is absolutely intertwined, where the creation of a simple mobile phone requires parts that can be traced all over the… Read More »The Impact of Brexit
As the world enters year two of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and the inevitable economic fallout, the United States is poised to take the… Read More »Leaving the Pandemic in the Rearview Mirror: United States in Driver’s Seat
The global market is struggling to rebound from the worst year in memory, as unemployment numbers dropped in the United States for the first time… Read More »The New Normal: How the Global Markets React to World Events