Economics: Research Guide

‘Risky choice’: why Canada’s tough stance towards US and China may backfire

The Canadian government appears to be caught between “a rock and a hard place” after trying to introduce tough measures targeting both American and Chinese companies last week, analysts said. Ottawa raised eyebrows by ordering a high-profile Chinese company to cease operations in the country due..

Trump’s budget bill is a debt bomb. Can the ‘Pennsylvania Plan’ defuse it?

With the US Senate voting to move an updated version of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget legislation – the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” – forward in the legislative process, the controversial bill now comes closer to becoming law. It has also brought the country’s mounting de..

Chinese EV battery firm Eve eyes second Malaysia plant

Eve Energy, China’s fifth-largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, unveiled plans to build its second factory in Malaysia, three weeks after it decided to raise funds with a share offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Shenzhen-listed company said in an exchange filing over the ..

China’s factory activity rebounds in June as US trade tensions ease

Factory activity in China edged upwards in June but stayed in contractionary territory for a third straight month, as the country battles soft demand and the effects of a trade war with the United States. China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – a gauge of manufacturing activity –..

'BBB+'와 'BBB' 한 노치에 엇갈린 희비

올해 크레딧 시장의 특징 중 하나는 ‘BBB’급 내에서의 양극화다. BBB급 중에서도 BBB+급 일부 기업은 A-와 비슷한 취급을 받으면서 흥행에 성공한 반면 이 보다 한 노치(등급) 낮은 BBB급은 상당수 미매각을 기록하는 등 사실상 시..

[속보] 5월 생산 1.1%·투자 4.7% 감소…소비 ‘보합’

살아난 증권·건설 불안한 석화…업종별 양극화 심화

올해 상반기 회사채 시장에서는 산업별 분위기나 전망에 따라 양극화가 뚜렷한 모습이었다. 증권업종은 높은 신용도를 기반으로 수요를 끌어모았고, 건설업종은 기업마다 희비가 엇갈렸다. 업황이 악화한 석유화학, 유통 업종..