Canada to guard against foreign takeovers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 20, 2020 12:39 pm UTC| Economy Investing

Canada will scrutinize health-related foreign investments to make sure that other countries arent taking advantage of the pandemic to pursue takeovers. The companies to be examined with particular attention are those...

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Brexit: how the UK is preparing to secure its seas outside the EU

Apr 18, 2020 06:38 am UTC| Economy

Four dinghies carrying 53 migrants who tried to cross the English Channel from France were intercepted by British and French authorities in early April. The crossings are a reminder of the importance of maritime security...

FxWirePro: Is Sterling Disregarding Stimulus From BoE And UK Govt? Reactivation of GBP/USD Shorts

Apr 17, 2020 08:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Economy Insights & Views

Short GBPUSD is the preferred candidate to raise our long USD, defensive exposure once again after the rounds of profit-takes of recent weeks. As evident from the above diagram, cable has retraced from its lows more...

Post-coronavirus economic thinking could go one of two ways in the UK

Apr 16, 2020 15:22 pm UTC| Economy

British economic policy since the 1940s has largely been an ideological battle between two schools of thought. One embraces the interventionist ideas of John Maynard Keynes. The other follows the ideas of free market...

A temporary income tax hike is the bitter but equitable pill Australia should swallow

Apr 16, 2020 14:58 pm UTC| Economy

Were all in this pandemic together. But were currently leaving it to a small proportion of the community to shoulder most of the economic pain. Its an approach thats compounding social and intergenerational...

How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia's history?

Apr 16, 2020 14:55 pm UTC| Economy

In a normal year we would be weeks away from the May budget and the official forecasts for the financial year ahead. This year there will be no official forecasts until October 6, the date of the postponed budget. It...

Coronavirus will drive public debt far higher than expected – but don't expect austerity 2.0

Apr 16, 2020 14:45 pm UTC| Economy

In the months before the coronavirus pandemic, the devotion of many mainstream politicians to balanced budgets and austerity was waning. The likes of Germany and the US were looking at improving economic growth through...