Signs Of Progress Not Enough To Dispel Downside Concerns For MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa Regions In 2019
“Storm clouds are brewing for the global economy” That is the dire assessment of the World Bank in its 2019…
Commodities: Why Coal Markets Are Moving East
Before the emergence of oil and gas, there was coal. Cheap and plentiful coal powered the Industrial Revolution in Europe and…
Asia’s Retail Investors Are Looking To Futures
Asian retail investors are increasingly flexing their muscles and becoming important participants in the derivatives market. CME Group’s retail trading…
Geopolitical Considerations Ahead Of December OPEC Meeting
Will Sliding Oil Prices And The Global Economic Outlook Be Taken Into Consideration? When the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
Mexico’s New President Must Tackle Inequality
The new president of Mexico has a unique opportunity to turn a period of relative economic stability for the country…
Turkey’s Renewable Energy Ambitions Will Require A Boost From Coal
Turkey is not short of ambition when it comes to infrastructure projects. In October 2018, it opened the world’s largest…
The Impact Of Fed Rate Hikes On Gulf Economies
As the global economy hits pause on growing concerns about reduced trade activity in the coming year and weak macro…
Islamic Finance A Potential Boost For Gold’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
Gold has long been viewed as a safe-haven play, but despite recent geopolitical turmoil and market fluctuations, the precious metal…
Mexico’s Energy Reform: Some Clues On Obrador
When soon-to-be former President Enrique Peña Nieto announced his government’s energy reform before Mexico’s congress in December 2013 he proclaimed,…
Venezuela Remains On Path To Collapse
In August, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announced new measures to improve the economy of his country. Venezuela, by many accounts has…
Mexican Election Brings Energy, Trade Into Focus
President-elect eyes expansion of refining capacity and gas production. Andrés Manuel López Obrador decisively won the Mexican presidential election on July…
Chile Sees Downgrade, Outlook Stable
Moody’s Investor Service this month downgraded the Government of Chile’s issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to A1 from Aa3. The global…
