by Adnan Zai | Feb 9, 2021 | Global Economy
Over a year ago, China locked down Wuhan to save its citizens from SARS-CoV-2 and the ramifications and complications of the virus, however, there is another consequence of the virus to report. This time it is regarding economics, as The United Nations Conference on...
by Adnan Zai | Jan 19, 2021 | Global Economy
The world economy has always placed the dollar at the top of the currency pile. But because of China’s positive response to the global pandemic and the pandemic’s subsequent hit on the world financial markets, the yuan is rapidly gaining ground. “We are extremely...
by Adnan Zai | Jan 5, 2021 | Global Economy
For many westerners, the idea that the United States will not continue as the leaders of the world economy is unthinkable. But recent reports from The Center for Economics and Business Research show that there will soon be a new sheriff in town. One major reason for...
by Adnan Zai | Jul 15, 2020 | Global Economy
As some states are forced to pause their re-opening plans because of surging COVID-19 cases, the question must be asked: Are we on the brink of another 2008 for banks that do a bulk of their business in real estate loans? More than a decade ago, the crisis came when...
by Adnan Zai | Jun 19, 2020 | Global Economy
China is one of just eight nations in the world to possess more than 100 nuclear warheads in its military arsenal. Along with the other seven – India, Israel, Pakistan, France, UK, Russia, and the US – that means that at any time, if it was so inclined, it could...
by Adnan Zai | Jun 1, 2020 | Global Economy
The coronavirus might be here to stay, but that doesn’t mean that people are committed to riding it out in their big-city residences. A staggering one-third of Americans – some 109 million people – are at least considering a move to a place with a less dense...