Multinational companies such as Amazon and Google will have to pay more taxes under a landmark deal.LONDON: The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens.Hundreds of billions of dollars could flow into the coffers of governments left cash-strapped by the COVID-19 pandemic after the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies agreed to back a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%.Facebook said it expected it would have to pay more tax, in more countries, as a result of the deal, which comes after eight years of talks that gained fresh impetus in recent months after proposals from U.S. Presi
Global semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted strong billings in the first quarter ended March 31, with South Korea recording the highest billings, underpinned by the surge in demand for chips for use in electronic products to cars.According to the Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Industry (SEMI), global semiconductor equipment billings increased to US$23.57bil (RM97.11bil).This was a 51% increase from US$15.57bil a year ago and up by 21% from the US$19.46bil in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31,2020, SEMI said in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) report issued on Wednesday.SEMI said the billings were compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ).South Korea recorded billings of US$7.31bil
(华盛顿31日讯)美股崩盘不远了?美国知名经济学家、金融通讯作家、邓特公司(HS Dent)的创办人邓特(Harry S.Dent)日前警告,在未来的6周内,美股可能将上演残酷的闪电崩盘。“如今美股的上升空间相对有限,但下跌空间却在65%至80%之间”。邓特曾于先前表示,自2008年经济衰退开始,美联储一直依靠印钞解决面临的危机,如今看到的营收、利率、GDP等许多数据都是假的,“现阶段美股市场可能为1929年以来,市场最危险的时刻,危机恐将更甚2008年”。据美国媒体《西雅图时报》报道,邓特于节目Money Life with Chuck Jaffe专访指出,印钞及财政刺激推动着经济的复苏,但同时也掩盖10年来缓慢的实际经济成长;各国政府和央行采取“不让经济衰退”的措施,即冠病疫情大举印钞,同样也是使情况加剧的最佳理由。“政府高额的债务、经济中的资产泡沫、糟糕的人口趋势,都是导致金融市场疲软的主要因素。”此外,比特币自4月的高峰一路狂泻几近腰斩,邓特认为比特币为“泡沫中的泡沫”,如果比特币已经触顶,美股也将于约2个月后上演同样的情况,“股市的上升动能强,但基本面却呈弱势,综观历史是周期结束的迹象”。综合上述几点,邓特指出,“美股的上升空间相对有限,然而下跌空间落在65%至80%之间”,即将面临的首次崩盘,可能将在2至3个月内暴跌50%。不过邓特认为这并不是坏事,“这只是一次重置,而非一直持续下去”,直到2022年到2023年底,千禧世代将会扭转颓势,不过首先我们必须先熬过这场泡沫。(註: 这只是预测,不一定会发生)新闻来源:中时新闻网https://www.enanyang.my/国际财经/美股闪崩不远了-专家曝6周内恐暴跌80%