Deputy Chief Economist

Sharmila Whelan

Independent and original Asian investment research

Aletheia Capital

Aletheia Capital (HK) Ltd. (previously known as Asianomics) combines the extensive knowledge of its experienced team with technology and regulatory changes to disrupt Global Markets business in Asia. The firm is completely independent with no conflicts of interest either on Investment Banking advisory or Capital Markets execution.

Macroeconomics

<p>It was a given that the Quebec G7 Summit was going to be tense, possibly acrimonious. But it turned unexpectedly ugly following Mr Trump’s highly personalised attack on Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister which culminated in the US withdrawing from the joint G7 communique. Mr Trump managed in the short time he deigned to attend the summit to further isolate America’s allies and continued to deliver a barrage of insults from Singapore via his favourite medium of communication - Twitter…</p>

It was a given that the Quebec G7 Summit was going to be tense, possibly acrimonious. But it turned unexpectedly ugly following Mr Trump’s highly personalised attack on Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister which culminated in the US withdrawing from the joint G7 communique. Mr Trump managed in the short time he deigned to attend the summit to further isolate America’s allies and continued to deliver a barrage of insults from Singapore via his favourite medium of communication - Twitter…

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