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Technically, China and the United States are still in a trade war, which was started by former U.S. president Donald Trump. At the same time, the new POTUS – Joe Biden – has started a Cold War with China. To make matters worse, a shortage of coal has forced power cuts at Chinese factories. Yet, […]
... written on Oct 13 2021West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures, the U.S. oil benchmark, crossed US$80 per barrel on Friday – the highest since November 2014. The Brent crude, the international benchmark, had already breached US$80 mark days ago. And it appears the oil price will continue skyrocket as WTI is on track for its 7 straight gains week, […]
... written on Oct 08 2021When Najib Razak became the prime minister, he told the Borneo states – Sabah and Sarawak – that his government was committed to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), pledging to protect the rights of the East Malaysians. He said a high-level committee will be set up to discuss the MA63. Sabah and Sarawak leaders applauded and […]
... written on Sep 20 2021When the U.S. decided to withdraw from Afghanistan after a 20-year war that it could not win from the beginning, many Western countries said it was a mistake. Even its closest ally, the United Kingdom, has criticised the American decision to leave Afghanistan as a “mistake” that has handed the Taliban “momentum”, not to mention a return of terror […]
... written on Sep 11 2021It’s wise for individuals to begin preparing for retirement as early as possible. There are plenty of ways in which you can do so, including with your employer. Many companies in the United States offer their employees some type of retirement plan with their benefits package. A typical offering is a 401k plan. But […]
... written on Sep 07 2021Australia has reported a slightly better economic growth than expected. Against Reuters’ prediction of an economic growth of 0.5% in the June quarter, the Aussie recorded 0.7%. It’s lower than 1.9% increase in the first 3 months of the year. However, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) admitted the latest figures do not provide the full […]
... written on Sep 01 2021If you’ve finally decided to start taking advantage of those gold investment opportunities and use this precious metal to secure your future, then you must have already done quite a lot of research about it. You have understood the benefits of this idea and now all that’s left for you to do is find the […]
... written on Jul 27 2021Australia has officially complained to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last month that China’s huge slap – as high as 218.4% tariff – on the country’s wine industry has done “serious harm”. Trade Minister Dan Tehan had even offered a hilarious reason. He said Australia was forced to file the dispute because Beijing had refused […]
... written on Jul 23 2021It’s high time you took your retirement seriously. No, this has nothing to do with your age, so you can keep on reading even if you are a 20-something, since it is most definitely never too early to start planning for your future. Most young people tend to ignore and neglect their retirement up until […]
... written on Jun 30 2021Since China emerged from the Coronavirus pandemic last year, the world’s second largest economic powerhouse has not looked back. Its economy grew a record 18.3% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter last year – the biggest jump in gross domestic product (GDP) since China started keeping quarterly records in 1992. Sure, […]
... written on Jun 18 2021
