Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.1 It is a pleasure to be with you. I always enjoy the opportunity to meet bankers from across the country to learn about…
Overall, the macro & liquidity conditions are still positive for risk assets. While equity market valuations are rich, especially in the US, earnings growth momentum is accelerating, and market dynamics remain favourable.…
What are the biggest trends shaping digital assets today?While many trends are at play, three stand out: regulation, institutions and tokenization of real-world assets.The U.S. appears to be adopting a more friendly posture…
President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the need for Africa to shift from being exporter of its natural resources to producers of finished products. Speaking at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Accra on Saturday, President…
Over the weekend, President Trump announced tariffs of 25% on both Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on China. Such was not unexpected, as contained in the Trump tariff Executive Order. Specifically, that order stated:
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Executive summary:Mixed start to earnings seasonBreadth improving with equal weight outperforming cap weighted indexDeepSeek sends shockwaves through the AI tradeFed holds rates steady as expected – no cuts expected until…
“More action, more financing and more cooperation”, must be the EU’s goals, she argued.
“First, we need to do more to protect Europe.”
“Russia can still produce more weapons in three months than we can in twelve. We need to do more, much…
Laura BickerChina correspondentReutersDonald Trump and Xi Jinping met in 2019If China is angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it is doing a good job of hiding it.Both Canada and Mexico have!-->!-->!-->…