All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Economics

While the current and foreseeable fundamentals in the US and Europe economies favour a  continuing slide of the dollar vs the Euro, the outcome of the French Presidential elections may well put a break on this trend.

The US economic data and the Fed's interest rate policy are being watched with interest all over the world.The US economy is having the largest current account deficit, in the world. So far the capital flows to the US economy, have been able to finance the current account deficit and to...

The  Finance Minister  has  just  said  in  plain  words  what  he  was  doing  in  practice  for  the  last  two  years - stated  that  corporate  profits  are  set  to  rise. ...

The  Indian  Budget  (Finance Bill 2007)  seeks  to  amend  Sections 49 and  115WC  of  the  Income  Tax  Act. These  would  retroactively  tax  all  stock  options  issued  and  not  sold ...

The 2007 Indian Budget has been presented along with its taxation proposals. In this analysis I look at two proposals which will have far reaching effects on Indian corporate profitability. These relate to the Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) and the Corporate Dividend Distribution Tax (CDT). While...

The Chinese meltdown has more to do with China's overheated and speculative culture and dependence on exports with the United States, than with short-term developments and conflicting economic statistics on the state of the American economy.Alan Greenspan's remarks and actions by the Chinese government...

The  referred  article  is  an  excellent  exposition  on  the  importance  of  offshore  finance, the  importance  of  transfer  pricing   and   the  use  by  international  companies ...

- For 2006 the US trade deficit reached $763 billion, a new record.- Exports of goods and services totaled $1437 billion.- Imports totaled $2201 billion.The trade deficit with China totaled more than $220 billion, a new record, double the deficit typically run with Japan. Continuing on this course,...

The  season  for  Indian tax  changes is  on.  In  this analysis  I  look  at  the  aspect  of  corporate  minimum  alternative  tax (MAT)  and   the  kind  of  changes  which ...

The  annual  budget  exercise  of  the  Indian  Government is  on. The  budget  is  to  be  presented  on  28th  February  and  will  contain  major  changes in  tax  laws  and ...