Barclays’ Credit Card Business joins hands with Amazon by offering seamless customized shopping through AI in Germany

Last month Barclays’ credit card business struck a deal with Amazon to offer seamless customized shopping and payment services in Germany. The announcement drew little attention amid the US election, pandemic pain - and the cancellation of Ant Financial’s putative 37 billion US-Dollar initial public offering (IPO). But investors and regulators should pay attention....

World Economic Growth – let’s say goodbye

Global markets were seized by fear last month that trade wars were slowing growth in Germany, China and the United States. But the story here in our opinion is far bigger than President Trump and his tariffs. The post war miracle is over - please do understand that. since the financial crisis of 2008, the...

European growth sustain a recession of Germany’s economy?

But Ms. Lagarde will have to consider what the central bank can do if the situation gets worse. When Germany’s official statistics office reported that the economy shrank 0.1% in the second quarter, shock waves rippled through stock markets around the world. The reaction reflected the degree to which Germany sets the tone for the...