BREXIT: BRITAIN´S REGULATORY-DIVERGENCE DILEMMA / THE ECONOMIST

Brexit Britain’s regulatory-divergence dilemma There will be costs to diverging from EU regulation. But there will be benefits, too ...

THE UK´S EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY PUZZLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The UK’s employment and productivity puzzle Favourable trends in employment relative to population are not going to be repeated Martin ...

INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Inequality and Economic Growth Economic policymakers can no longer afford to view inequality as an issue separate from boosting employment...

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY POST $29.2 BILLION IN QUARTERLY EARNINGS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Berkshire Hathaway Posts $29.2 Billion in Quarterly Earnings The conglomerate held $128 billion in cash as of Dec. 31 By Nicole Friedman...

JAPAN´S PENSION WHALES MAY BE MAKING WAVES IN CURRENCY MARKETS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Japan’s Pension Whales May Be Making Waves in Currency Markets The yen’s surprise decline makes more sense in the context of the country’...

WHAT IF BREXIT WORKS? / THE NEW YORK TIMES

What if Brexit Works? Britain is remaking itself again. The shape of its society and economy, and its place in the world, are very much up...

REASONS TO WORRY ABOUT OUR ADDICTION TO LOOSE MONEY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Reasons to worry about our addiction to loose money In spite of central bank ‘petrol’, growth has been lower than economists might have ex...

GOLDMAN SACHS: HOW THE MIGHTY GOLDMAN HAS FALLEN / THE ECONOMIST

Goldman Sachs How the mighty Goldman has fallen The bank’s search for a new identity captures the changes in global banking In its ...

BELARUS: WHEN THE U.S. CALLS, RUSSIA LISTENS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Belarus: When the US Calls, Russia Listens By: Ekaterina Zolotova U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a tour of Ukraine, Belarus,...

BRAZIL´S BIGGEST ECONOMIC RISK IS COMPLACENCY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Brazil’s Biggest Economic Risk Is Complacency This year can be a decisive one for Brazil’s transition to a more robust and sustainable gro...

THE CLIMATE CHANGE FOR CHILDLESSNESS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The climate case for childlessness Electric cars and Impossible Burgers are not enough to curb a global crisis Janan Ganesh © Alamy ...

BIG TECH: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THE LATEST TECH SURGE / THE ECONOMIST

Big tech How to make sense of the latest tech surge The big tech firms’ shares have been on a tear In 2018 a new word entered Silic...

EXPLAINING THE TRIUMPH OF TRUMP´S ECONOMIC RECKLESSNESS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populis...