As evening falls over Sierra Leone's Banana Island archipelago, bats stream from their beachside roosts to circle in their thousands over the jungle village of Dublin. Below them a struggle…
A British court ruling that has set back the London Metal Exchange's sweeping warehouse reforms has handed CME Group an unexpected windfall just weeks before it launches an audacious challenge…
Rising tension between Russia and the West has rattled the country's stock and bond markets, but some big money managers see the turbulence as an opportunity. Russia's equity market has…
Chinese speculators have seen Bitcoin values plunge, soar and plunge again within days, but say the virtual currency's extreme volatility is a profit opportunity despite the white-knuckle ride. China is…
The unabated, uncontrolled, unchecked and ever-rising inflation is making life of the common people miserable with every passing day. It should be cause for concern for those at the helm…
Government shutdown, Federal default, these looming political threats to the US economy might scare investors to buy more US Treasuries in the coming days as they seek a shelter for…
Two recent developments have brought Pakistan’s latest IMF programme into sharp focus. The rupee has weakened aggressively against the US dollar since June, losing over 7pc. At the same time,…
What was the election slogan of our straw lions? “Kaun aya, kaun aya, Sher aya, Sher aya”…who is coming? the lion is coming, (lion being the election symbol of the…
The floods are upon us again and the rural areas have again taken a hit as the production system has been adversely affected. What is to be done in the…
Confident or complacent, German business executives are bullish about their chances of profiting from China's transition to an economy fired by consumption rather than investment. As China deliberately dampens its…
