Walking a mile in China’s shoes likely to cost US shoppers dear
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump may figuratively have shot himself in the foot.
Another industry is about to become a casualty of America’s escalating trade war...
EU looks to balance post-Brexit books, but it isn’t plain sailing
By Jason Agnew
AS BREXIT flounders to its uncertain conclusion, the 27 remaining EU countries are contemplating life after the departure of the most contentious...
Facebook takes down foreign posts targeting US elections
FACEBOOK has admitted taking down four foreign interference operations originating from Iran and Russia, apparently linked to the US 2020 presidential elections.
The Russian Internet...
The incredible Boris lets his imagination take flight
BV’s JASON AGNEW gives Boris Johnson a poke with a pointy stick, and considers the likely outcomes of Brexit — at this stage…
IT’S A...
Up in arms about arms — DSEI event’s ethical enemies are all set to...
PEACE doesn’t have much of a chance at London’s docklands this week as Europe’s biggest arms fair opens its doors.
The Docklands’ Excel centre is...
Argentina slaps controls on forex in bid to salvage peso
ARGENTINA has imposed capital controls to halt a slump in foreign currency reserves and save the peso.
The central bank has set a five-day limit...
Yuan tumbles to lowest level in a decade as US tariffs imposed
THE US has accused Beijing of currency manipulation after the Chinese yuan dropped to its lowest level in more than 10 years.
The rate now...
Born under a bad sign? Libra seems set to face opposition
THE TRUMP administration’s all-encompassing “national security concerns” have been invoked once more, this time in relation to Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency,...
How Adam Smith became a (surprising) hero to conservative economists
By Glory M Liu*
PEOPLE like to fight over Adam Smith. To some, the Scottish philosopher is the patron saint of capitalism who wrote that...
Venezuela’s cash crisis, coupled with blackouts, leaves country’s population in the direst of straits
VENEZUELA has the world’s largest oil reserves — and no money.
Rampant inflation and depleted reserves of almost worthless bolivar banknotes have created a nightmare...
