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20Oct

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Economy and Finance

A Reason Why Apple Stock Dropped After They Launched The Iphone 12

Apple on Tuesday (13/10) officially released the iPhone 12 line, which many parties have been waiting for. Unfortunately, after its release, Apple's stock fell by 4%. MarketWatch lists shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL), -0.39%, down 2.65% to US $ 121.10 on Tuesday. The fall of Apple's shares halted the gains that had been achieved for two consecutive days. AAPL closed at US $ 16.88, far below the record high on September 2 which reached US $ 137.98. The performance of this Apple stock looks even worse when compared to a number of its competitors in the same sector on the same day. For example, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), -0.54%, up 0.66% to US $ 222.86, Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL), -0.51%, up 0.16% to US $ 1,567.07, as well as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), -0.83%, down 1.66% to US...

15Oct

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World

The Road to Global Economic Recovery After the Covid-19 Pandemic Ends

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy this year is not as bad as initially thought. International institutions are busy revising the global economic projections better, although they are still contracting. However, economic recovery to pre-pandemic levels has yet to go through a long climb and is prone to falls. In the October edition of the World Economic Outlook report released by the IMF on Tuesday (14/10). The projection for the global economy this year is negative 4.4%, better than June's prediction of minus 5.2%. However, it is estimated that the world economy will grow at a slower pace than the previous prediction, which grew by 5.4% to 5.2%. IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath explained that this year's economic projection is better than the initial prediction ...

14Oct

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Philippines Announces Economic Recession Due to CoronaVirus Pandemic

Philippines is officially experiencing a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic. The statistical authority recorded an economic shrinkage of 16.5 percent in the second quarter of this year. The updates on the financial downturn was reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday (6/8), considering the current condition the greatest decrease in (GDP) information since 1981. The nation recorded a GDP shrinkage of 16.5 percent all through April to June quarter. Then, in the past quarter, GDP shrunk by 0.7 percent. Why Philippines Can Get Into A Recession The monetary constriction happened because of the tight lockdown framework set up to smother the spread of the Covid in the nation. Counting, the conclusion of various business exercises and the lockdown renewed intro...

13Oct

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Could Indonesian Economy Grow 5% Next Year?

After being battered in 2020, the Indonesian economy is believed to soar in 2021. The government it self is targeting economic growth in 2021 to reach 5%. Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara explained why the government is so confident in these projections. One of the reasons is because of the contraction in the economy this year. "The improvement from seeing yesterday we hope that the conditions in the second quarter of 2020 are sufficiently negative. We hope that gradually there will be an improvement in consumption, improvement in investment and with the support of consumption and government activities, we hope that it will contribute to growth. economy 5%, "he said in a virtual press conference, Wednesday (30/9/2020). Suahasil continued, technically if economic growth is nega...

12Oct

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Global Survey: Job Loss Concern Threatens Economic Recovery

YouGov's most recent overview of 26 nations, including 27,681 respondents, shows shoppers around the globe are worried about positions and family unit financial plans. They likewise will in general be cautious in going through or putting away cash. The pandemic of Covid making the world monetarily shaky, representing a danger to the worldwide downturn hit economy if individuals want to spare instead of spend. Detailed by Bloomberg, Monday (7/13/2020), YouGov's most recent review in 26 nations including 27,681 respondents, shows that shoppers around the globe are worried about work and family spending plans. They additionally will in general be cautious in going through or putting away cash. This recommends indications of recuperation referred to by some policymakers as purposes behind p...

8Oct

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Beware, The Fed Predicts Tragedy in the US Economy.

Dark clouds are likely to remain clung to the economy of the United States (US). In fact, recovery is still far away and the economy could shift toward danger. This awful figure was repeated by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At the yearly gathering of the National Association for Economics and Business, he said the expansion in crown contaminations was again the fundamental factor. "(The second flood of crown) fundamentally restricts financial movement, also the unfortunate impact on life and prosperity," said Powell, cited from CNN International Wednesday (7/10/2020). "Dealing with this danger as extension proceeds will require master clinical direction, including wearing covers and social separating measures." Powell also asked for more fiscal stimulus. This is important, he s...

7Oct

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World Bank: ‘Omnibus Law Cipta Kerja Potential To Harm The Indonesian Economy.’

The World Bank assesses that there are several clauses in the Job Creation Omnibus Law that have the potential to harm the Indonesian economy, which is inversely proportional to the purpose of the draft regulation which is to increase economic growth through investment. This was conveyed by the World Bank in Indonesia's economic report released this July under the title Indonesia Economic Prospects: The Long Road to Recovery. Three points highlighted by the World Bank are clauses on employment, licensing and the environment. "The revision of the Manpower Law in the Work Creation Omnibus Law Bill has the potential to reduce the protection provided to workers," wrote the World Bank in its report, on Wednesday (29/7/2020). According to the World Bank, the latest minimum wage schemes as well...

22Sep

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IMF Was Worried Because the World Economy Is Still Horrible

IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath voiced pessimism about the current global economic conditions. His side admitted that he was looking for signs of recovery of the global economy, but it was difficult to find them. "Over the course of the year, it has become increasingly difficult to find these bright spots. There is potential for recovery, and we are still looking for it all over the world, but I have to admit it has become increasingly difficult to find them," Gopinath said as quoted by CNBC. The existence of trade tension that occurs is said to be one of the risks threatening the economy. Global growth has been restrained and is considered fragile . "The developments we have seen lately give us great concern about what will happen to future growth. To note, the trade war between th...

18Sep

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World

Australia Explores Involving Mediators Regarding Payment of News Content on Facebook

Australian authorities are capable of engaging mediators to determine payments by social networking service company Facebook or other internet companies such as Google. This is related to the traffic that arises from the news content that users upload there. This plan will occur if Facebook cannot reach an agreement with the local media company on the payment of traffic from this content. However, Facebook management objected to being subject to an unlimited royalty payment scheme. On this matter Facebook management representatives have not commented. At the same time, Google's local management said that it has reached an agreement with many Australian media on content. The chairman of the competition regulator, Rod Sims of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...

15Sep

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Not the First Time the World Economy is Destroy by the Pandemic

Pandemics that occur in the world have indeed influenced the global economic system and suppressed the economies of all countries. This is because the pandemic forces humans to limit their interactions with others in order to suppress the spread of the virus. Long before the current COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy had also been battered by the Spanish Flu pandemic around 1918. Citing a report compiled by Ally Mintzer on econreview.berkeley.edu, the result of the Spanish Flu at that time also forced world countries to impose restrictions that influencing the consumption pattern of society and the business world so that the wheels of the economy move slowly or even temporarily stop. The incident in 1918 was the worst in the history of the United States (US) because it claimed hundre...