Finance Despite Recent Improvements, Tariffs Continue to Weigh on US Consumer and Business Confidence by internationalbanker August 14, 2025 US consumer and business confidence indexes took a hit in 2025, mainly due to uncertainties surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff … Continue Reading August 14, 2025 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
BrokerageNews The Israel-Iran Conflict Highlights the Waning Influence That West Asia Now Holds Over Global Oil Prices by internationalbanker July 1, 2025 Past conflicts involving oil-producing nations in West Asia have significantly impacted global crude-oil prices. However, the recent ongoing hostility between … Continue Reading July 1, 2025 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance The Cone of Confusion: A Policymaker’s Conundrum on the Future of Money in a Turbulent Policy Environment by internationalbanker June 19, 2025 With many countries and international organisations having reached a consensus on central bank digital currencies, the federal government of the … Continue Reading June 19, 2025 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Technology How DeepSeek Has Transformed the Global AI Landscape by internationalbanker June 16, 2025 China’s AI upstart DeepSeek shook the tech industry and stock markets earlier this year by proving to be amazingly capable … Continue Reading June 16, 2025 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Faltering Confidence in US Markets Underpins Bullish Forecasts for Gold Prices by internationalbanker June 9, 2025 The gold price has shattered records recently, capped off by it eclipsing $3,500 per troy ounce in late April. Gold, … Continue Reading June 9, 2025 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Finance Latin America Shouldn’t Take Too Much Comfort in Being a Relative Winner in the Trade War by internationalbanker June 6, 2025 The protectionist stance emanating from Washington, D.C., has cast a pall over the cooperative global trade system that has evolved … Continue Reading June 6, 2025 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Is the US Dollar in Terminal Decline? by internationalbanker June 6, 2025 So far, 2025 hasn’t been kind to the US dollar, which has fallen in value over the first few months. … Continue Reading June 6, 2025 2 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Banking Why Preventing Bank Runs Must Be a Top Priority Amid Financial Turmoil by internationalbanker June 5, 2025 Market instability is nothing new, but the cause of the volatility in equity markets since the start of this year … Continue Reading June 5, 2025 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
News US Pays High Economic and Political Costs for Military Offensive Against Yemen by internationalbanker June 2, 2025 Yemen’s pro-Palestinian Ansar Allah has exploited the country’s strategic location at the Red Sea’s entrance, a channel through which ships … Continue Reading June 2, 2025 6 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Brokerage Can REITs Be Safe-Haven Investments Amid Tariff-Fuelled Market Volatility? by internationalbanker May 29, 2025 With investors searching for safe havens for their investments amid the widespread market turbulence arising from US President Donald Trump’s … Continue Reading May 29, 2025 1 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail