Complete Intelligence Chief Economist and Managing Partner Tony Nash discusses tensions between South Korea, China and North Korea. He also discusses his outlook for the Chinese economy. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Middle East.”
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Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence, talks about the PBOC’s yuan policy.
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Insults Fly in French Debate
With only a few days until France heads to the polls the debate is heating up. On Wednesday evening the candidates clashed in a spirited head-to-head live on French television. Alberto Alemanno, Professor at the HEC Business School in Paris, watched the whole broadcast and gives us his verdict on the performances.
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Keeping Myanmar’s Lights On
25 March 2017 | Nikkei Asian Review
Myanmar is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with projected annual growth of 7.8% in gross domestic product for the financial year to March 31 2017, according to the World Bank.
As the Scottish leader announces she intends to seek authority for a second referendum on independence from the UK, we speak to businesses on both sides of the debate and ask what they think it will mean for the future of the country’s economy.
Donald Trump is on the threshold of entering the most powerful office in the US, and all eyes are now on Washington DC. In anticipation of the swearing in of President Donald Trump, we take a look at the transition of leadership of what is arguably the world’s biggest economy and most influential military power.
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OPEC to Cut Production
This article is originally published at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04hlc5c
OPEC – the group of oil producing countries that controls about 80% of the world’s oil reserves – has got its act together and announced a cut in production designed to boost oil prices. It follows two years of continually low prices which have hit oil producing countries hard, and in the hours since the announcement oil prices have surged by as much as 10%. Barclays oil analyst Miswin Mahesh explains how the various countries overcame their differences.
Saudi Arabia is not only the world’s largest oil producer – it is also the only place in the world where women are banned from driving. But billionaire Saudi prince Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called for an end to the ban on driving, claiming it is damaging to the kingdom’s economy. Reem Assad, an investment adviser based in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, gives her views on the prince’s public statement.
President-elect Donald Trump has tweeted that he will step back from running his private business empire whilst he is in the White House. And, he has named his Treasury Secretary – the man who will run US Government financial policy as Steve Mnuchin – a former investment banker from Goldman Sachs. Mr. Mnuchin was Donald Trump’s campaign finance chairman and was recently profiled by Bloomberg’s Zachary Mider, who told the BBC’s Alex Ritson what he learned about the man who will be in charge of US economic policy.
Plus, we explore why Unesco has given Belgian beer a special status. Professor Kevin Verstrepen, from the University of Leuven, explains just what is so great about Belgian beer.
We are joined by guests Elmira Bayrasli, co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted, in New York and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Singapore.
22 November 2016 | CNBC
As the annual trade talks U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) gets underway in Washington D.C., the backdrop could hardly be more different from a year ago.
In 2015, each side in the series of annual meetings that cover everything from agriculture to cybersecurity had its own policy advantages, and policy continuity was the result of years of work by both sides.
Just a year ago, enthusiasm for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) also remained strong, with an official signing ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand, just months away. The agreement was positioned as America’s last, best hope to stay relevant in Asia’s economies.
And by design, the agreement positioned China as an outsider in its own neighborhood, instead of lining Asian countries up behind aging American assumptions around trade, intellectual property, and services in the world’s fastest-growing region.
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Trump Policies and Appointees
Tony Nash, chief economist and managing partner at Complete Intelligence, discusses the U.S. administration and Trump policies and appointees.
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Morning After Trump Coup
The U.S. presidential election has an 18-month gestational period. First, we wonder who will run. Then we endure the primary process. Finally, we hear the seemingly endless speeches and statements in the campaign before the final, fateful day. For Americans, delivering a president is emotionally draining and overwhelming.