Dan Jones

2 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Dan Jones

While all eyes have focused on the US’s erratic tariff announcements in recent weeks, its main trade war rival has a few problems of its own to deal with. Figures published in the middle of May showed data was stuttering in China on a number of fronts, from retail sales to industrial production. Earlier, on 7 May, the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio in a bid to offset this slowdown.

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Dan Jones

Two months on from ‘liberation day’, the consequences of which are largely now being discounted by the market, and another unwelcome economic surprise has emerged. Donald Trump’s budget bill, which passed the House of Representatives at the end of last month, attempts to extend his administration’s attack on overseas investors.

1 week ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Dan Jones

Mortgage approval data next Monday will indicate the degree to which market activity has withered since the end of the stamp duty holiday. Things weren’t exactly buoyant beforehand; while net mortgage lending ballooned from £3.3bn in February to £13bn in March as buyers raced to complete transactions ahead of the increase in stamp duty rates, approvals fell for the third consecutive month. The drop, from 65,100 in February to 64,300 in March, is likely to have accelerated in April.

2 weeks ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Dan Jones

Competing demands are making life more difficult for Japanese policymakers. Attempts to stoke price growth after decades of deflationary pressures have been partially successful, but in the process they have dented the confidence of consumers facing the unprecedented sight of food price inflation.

2 weeks ago | fiercewireless.com | Dan Jones

Apple is hiring 6G talent alreadyIt's looking for cellular engineers familiar with the standardIf the giant's experience with 5G modems is an example, analysts say the company will need to build up 6G IPApple is hoping to bring in 6G talent well before the future cellular standard comes to pass. Their hiring push should come as no surprise because it spent years trying to buy-in or develop a 5G modem to wean itself off the Qualcomm 5G teat.