By SIMON CONSTABLE
After a year of war in Ukraine, a major think tank has come to the conclusion that sanctions won’t crush Russia’s economy. The authors also realize that sanctioning China may be more than a little tricky, given how intertwined the U.S. is with the communist country’s economy. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Stock investors have turned even more bearish, and that could be a signal that it's time to buy. Read more here.
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By SIMON CONSTABLE
It's now more than half a year since Wall Street’s Cassandras warned of an imminent unavoidable recession. It still isn’t here and yet now there are signs of growing global strength, experts say.
“Signs outside of economic data suggest the economy may be doing better than headlines indicate,” states Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial. “One of those signs comes from copper, which is widely considered to be a leading indicator for global economic growth, given its extensive use across many sectors.” Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
A combination of weather-related events looks set to cause sharp frosts that will hurt the forthcoming wheat crop, experts say. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
We’re just over a year into the Russia-Ukraine war, and yet the much-touted economic sanctions from the west seem to have had little effect on persuading the the Kremlin to back off. If anything the reverse is true.
That’s a shame because so far up to 300,000 people have died in the conflict, according to some estimates. And the sanctions have done nothing to help. Read more here
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