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Local supply chains replace global trade as world starts to “do more with less”
26th April 2020 by

Something quite dramatic is happening in the global economy.  Of course, Wall Street analysts still...

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Financial markets enter their Convulsion phase
19th April 2020 by

Many companies and investors are still comparing today’s downturn to the 9-month hiccups seen afte...

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World risks moving from Denial into Anger as the Paradigm of Loss moves forward
12th April 2020 by

The head of the IMF has warned again on the likely scale of the economic depression ahead: “Gl...

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The world has wasted 3 months – there is little time now left to avoid a Covid-19 catastrophe
5th April 2020 by

It is now 3 months since China’s state television broadcast the first news of the Wuhan virus,...

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China’s property sector is at the epicentre of the crisis
29th March 2020 by

A branch of Centaline Property Agency in Hong Kong © Bloomberg Indebted Chinese property developers...

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A new recession era to emerge
22nd March 2020 by

Contingency planning has become mission-critical. The longer the coronavirus pandemic continues, the...

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“They may ring their bells now, before long they will be wringing their hands”
15th March 2020 by

The wisdom of Sir Robert Walpole, the UK’s first premier, seems the only possible response to ...

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Chain’s smartphone and auto sales tumble as coronavirus hits demand
8th March 2020 by

China is the world’s largest market for smartphones and autos – responsible for c30% of ...

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Oil markets hit perfect storm as coronavirus cuts demand
1st March 2020 by

Former Saudi Oil Minister Sheikh Yamani’s warning in 2000 looks increasingly prophetic today: ...

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China’s lockdown makes global debt crisis now almost certain
23rd February 2020 by

Beijing has a population of 21.5 million, but you wouldn’t know it from this BBC video from la...

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