BASEL DERIVATIVE RULES POINT TO MORE PAIN FOR FUND MANAGERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Basel derivative rules point to more pain for fund managers Attempts at preventing ‘another Lehman’ will have limited upside for taxpayers...

BANKS LABOUR UNDER NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES AND "ZOMBIE" LOAN THREAT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Banks labour under negative interest rates and ‘zombie’ loan threat WEF assesses risk of corporate debt shock as fragile companies kept on...

ERDOGAN WADES INTO THE LIBYAN QUAGMIRE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Erdoğan Wades into the Libyan Quagmire Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is the epitome of today’s strongman political leader, but...

THE PERFECT WAY TO PLAY GEOPOLITICAL RISK: JUST DON´T / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Perfect Way to Play Geopolitical Risk: Just Don’t Equity investors have largely been rewarded for ignoring international political ruc...

FOR TURKEY, A NEW CHAPTER IN AN OLD RIVALRY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

For Turkey, a New Chapter in an Old Rivalry By: Caroline Rose Turkey and Greece, two of the Mediterranean's greatest rivals, have...

MONTH TWO: BIG PROTESTS IN PARIS ARE EMMANUEL MACRON´S SEVEREST TEST YET / THE ECONOMIST

Month two Big protests in Paris are Emmanuel Macron’s severest test yet Putin couldn’t pass pension reform. Can France’s president do be...

CHINA IS TAKING ITS IDEOLOGICAL FIGHT ABROAD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

China is taking its ideological fight abroad The goal is to impose a heavy price on anyone who opposes the Communist party’s power Jamil...

DAVOS BUSINESS LEADERS DISCOVER THE VALUE OF WORKERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Davos business leaders discover the value of workers Talk of putting stakeholders first ignores mistrust among employees Andrew Edgeclif...

EUROZONE BANKERS LAUNCH FRESH PUSH AGAINST NEGATIVE RATES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Eurozone bankers launch fresh push against negative rates Executives urge tax cuts and increased spending as favoured path to economic gro...

AUSTRALIA´S INFERNAL DENIAL / THE NEW REPUBLIC

Australia’s Infernal Denial The greatest horror so far isn't the fires themselves—it's the response to them. By Aaron Timms ...

TURKSTREAM: A NEW ROUTE TO EUROPE FOR RUSSIAN GAS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

TurkStream: A New Route to Europe for Russian Gas By: GPF Staff   ( click to enlarge )  ...

INVESTORS WONDER IF CORONAVIRUS WILL SHATTER EXTREME CALM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Investors wonder if coronavirus will shatter extreme calm Fears increase that deadly virus could hit global growth and prompt a surge in v...