Central banks’ pursuit of inflation has turned Sisyphean and some are calling for it to end

As an example, he pointed to Thailand’s 10-year treasury bond. That was yielding around 2.42 percent on Friday, compared with the arguably far less risky 10-year U.S. Treasury, which was yielding only a slightly lower 2.1886 percent. Instead, Carnell said...

Egypt could be a pawn in the US’s North Korea offensive — if it had the foresight

The U.S.’s moves on Tuesday to cancel state aid to Egypt prompted suggestions that the Middle Eastern country may have become little more than a bargaining chip in a wider strategy to apply to North Korea. But analysts have suggested this could be something of...

China says it is ready to tighten ‘not perfect’ intellectual property controls

The government’s crackdown on intellectual property violations will focus on trademark registration abuse and business secret theft, Wang Shouwen, a vice commerce ministertold reporters at a press briefing in Beijing, adding that China’s IP protection was...