Articles
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China’s worrying attitude to international relations
There are three key risks for investors in Xi’s China.
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China’s key risks for investors
There are three key risks for investors in Xi’s China. The first major risk is that the country is running out of time for reform.
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Xi’s China is a risk to investors
Investors should be cautious about Xi’s new era. The Chinese President’s vision for the future is very different to the past.
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Global Property Bubble
Inflation-adjusted house prices grew by 6% in the year to mid-2021 across the 25 global cities analysed by the latest UBS Global Real Estate Bubble index.
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Buy British
Britain’s third-quarter GDP figures disappointed.
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Hong Kong’s faltering reputation
Hong Kong thinks of itself as the world’s commercial gateway to China and the rest of Asia.
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Lebanon’s collapse
Lebanon took another step towards total economic collapse this month, when the state electricity provider declared that its two main plans had run out of fuel, causing a temporary nationwide blackout.
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Global Property prices are soaring
Nearly 15 years after a burst housing bubble tipped the world into the worst financial crisis for a century, booming property markets are triggering an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu.
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Crisis in Tunisia
Tunisia is facing its worst crisis in a decade of democracy after President Saied ousted the government and suspended parliament with help from the army, a move denounced by the country’s main political parties.
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China’s Communists turn 100
On July 1st, China’s Communist Party celebrated its 100th birthday. It grew to control a fifth of the world’s population and its second-largest economy for 72 years, without a mandate from voters.
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Taxing Big Tech
The G7 group of nations has agreed to historic changes in the way multinational companies are taxed.
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Commercial property values at risk
Many companies are planning to adopt a “hybrid” working model once the pandemic is over, with weeks split between days in the office and days working from home. That means they will require less floorspace than before.
