HOW I BECAME A CHINA SCEPTIC / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How I became a China sceptic At home and abroad, Xi’s hardline approach is having negative effects Gideon Rachman © James Ferguson ...

RUSSIA´S BLACK SEA FLEET VENTURES INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Ventures Into the Mediterranean By: Jacek Bartosiak In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia, which compelled the U.S. ...

WHO PAYS FOR THE GREEN DEAL? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Who Pays for the Green Deal? As laudable as they are, the European Commission's proposals for addressing climate change rely overwhelm...

HOME OWNERSHIP IS IN DECLINE / THE ECONOMIST

Home ownership is in decline That is not a big cause for concern More than nine in ten Singaporeans are homeowners, a higher rate than...

KNOCKING OFF WORK: TRADERS LOSE INTEREST IN AMERICA´S JOB REPORT / THE ECONOMIST

Knocking off work Traders lose interest in America’s jobs report Markets react less to jobs data than they did before the financial cris...

TRADE WAR´S PAIN MAY DEEPEN EVEN AS TENSIONS ABATE / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trade War’s Pain May Deepen Even as Tensions Abate Manufacturers and farmers struggled last year because of tariffs, and there are signs t...

THE CASE FOR CONSUMPTION EQUALITY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Case for Consumption Equality Demographic, economic, and technological trends are making the world increasingly “flat” with respect to...

THE RACE FOR UBS´S NEW CEO IS ON / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Race for UBS’s New CEO Is On Four internal candidates to replace Sergio Ermotti have the opportunity to prove their chops against low...

A DECADE FROM THE HOUSING CRASH, NEW RIKS ARE EMERGING / THE ECONOMIST

A decade on from the housing crash, new risks are emerging Shadow banks originate around half America’s mortgages During the broadca...

CHINESE COPPER TRADERS DECLARE FORCE MAJEURE OVER CORONAVIRUS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Chinese copper traders declare force majeure over coronavirus Buyers of commodity have cancelled or delayed shipments due to deadly outbre...

TRUMP´S BACKWARD MARCH ON TRADE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s Backward March on Trade After three years of the Trump administration, the economic costs of "America First" are continu...

RUSSIA´S PUZZLING MOVES/ GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Russia’s Puzzling Moves By: George Friedman Over the past few weeks, two odd things have happened in Russia. The first is that Russian ...

AS DETROIT QUITS INDIA, CHINA DRIVES IN / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

As Detroit Quits India, China Drives In Chinese auto makers may find the big Indian car market just as difficult as their Western peers ha...