Investors and company executives improved their expectations for growth in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to a global survey of PwC investors. All are confident in the growth of income from investments. PwC specialists conducted a survey of 1,293 enterprise managers and 663 investment specialists from around the world: fund managers, stock market analysts, specialists in fixed...

According to data of S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index for December, property prices in the US rose by 6.3%. This index has already exceeded the maximum value that was observed in July 2006, when the situation first became dangerous, and eventually resulted in the "bubble" in the real estate market, and in a major crisis. Real estate prices in selected US cities, in addition to...

The USA is one of the few zones in the world where there is an investment boom in the energy sector. This trend can mitigate the negative consequences of major geopolitical shocks in the world. At the same time, there is a weakening of stability in many oil-producing regions outside the United States, which increases risks for both oil companies and the entire oil market, according to a new study...

Blossoming bank frauds in India led the government into despair. Perhaps this is why the country set an unreachable goal of clearing the state financial system in just fifteen days. On February 27, the secretary of the financial support department Rajeev Kumar wrote on Twitter that banks experiencing one crisis after another are given two weeks to improve their operations and management. Bad...

Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with the decision of the US to introduce anti-dumping duties on aluminum foil from China, reports Reuters. The US Department of Commerce announced the final decision that aluminum foil from China is sold at dumping prices in the United States and that Chinese producers benefit from subsidies provided by Beijing. The Ministry reported that anti-dumping...

The protocol of the January meeting of the European Central Bank clearly shows the degree of concern of European officials about the weakness of the dollar. Minutes of the ECB indicate fears that the US administration is deliberately trying to participate in currency wars, writes the Financial Times. The minutes of the meeting also indicate that the "hawks" of the Board of Governors insisted on...

The supply shortage will help to maintain the growth dynamics in some markets, especially in Portugal and the Netherlands. Along with Ireland, there will be a rise in price of real estate in 2018, according to the report of S&P. The company predicts that most countries will see a rise in housing prices in 2018, 2019 and 2020, but to varying degrees. It is expected that the increase in value will...

The expansion of the use of electric vehicles (electric vehicle, EV) is a growing threat to the demand for oil, so it seems likely that it will reach a peak by 2030. This is stated in the report of the international rating agency Fitch Ratings. "This is not our main scenario, but the events of 2017 show how technological changes and higher awareness can lead to annual sales of electric vehicles...

In the last year, emerging markets registered a net inflow of capital for the first time since 2013. The figure amounted to $ 3 billion with the volume of incoming investments of $ 1.2 trillion, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) calculated. Despite the expected tightening of monetary policy in the US, the inflow of capital into emerging markets this year may exceed last year's figure,...