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McKinsey and BoF: Digital trends will create huge problems for the fashion industry - 03/07/2018

The State of Fashion 2018 report by McKinsey and BoF says that in 2017, the global fashion industry was showing signs of recovery thanks to efforts of major companies. Although general economic uncertainty persists, the main expectation of the market until 2021 is organic growth. The market is embracing technological innovations, but in general, the fashion industry still very narrowly...

Why stability is crucial for cryptocurrency markets - 03/02/2018

Over the past couple of days, the value of the largest crypto-currencies - Bitcoin and Ethereum - has once again changed by less than 2%. This is bad news for speculators, but in the long run, low volatility can act as a catalyst for positive changes in the crypto currency market. Take a look at the price change of the 10 largest crypto currencies in the last 24 hours. Some decrease, some grow,...

PwC survey: investors and company are optimistic about investment income growth - 03/01/2018

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...

Nine American cities under the threat of a real estate bubble - 03/01/2018

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...

Verisk Maplecroft: Oil market is vulnerable to war, default and nuclear weapons - 03/01/2018

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...

The Government of India gives a 15-day ultimatum to local banks - 02/28/2018

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...

China is dissatisfied with aluminum foil duties in the US - 02/28/2018

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...

ECB is worrying about currency wars - 02/23/2018

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...

S&P names leaders in the growth of housing prices in Europe in the next three years - 02/22/2018

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...

Fitch: the growing popularity of electric vehicles is a threat for the demand for oil - 02/21/2018

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...
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