U.S. BANKS PULL BACK FROM LENDING TO EUROPEAN COMPANIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

US banks pull back from lending to European companies JPMorgan, Goldman and BofA have become more cautious over loans, say executives and ...

THIS IS THE FUTURE OF THE PANDEMIC / THE NEW YORK TIMES

This Is the Future of the Pandemic Covid-19 isn’t going away soon. Two recent studies mapped out the possible shapes of its trajectory. ...

UPPERS AND DOWNERS: A PERKY STOCK MARKET V A GLUM ECONOMY / THE ECONOMIST

Uppers and downers A perky stockmarket v a glum economy Explaining the stockmarket rally FINANCIAL MARKETS look forward. Yesterday’s...

JOBLESS NUMBERS ARE "EYE-WATERING" BUT UNDERSTATE THE CRISIS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Jobless Numbers Are ‘Eye-Watering’ but Understate the Crisis With 4.4 million added last week, the five-week total passed 26 million. The ...

DON´T TRY TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BLACK SWAN. YOU CAN´T. / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Don’t Try to Prepare for the Next Black Swan. You Can’t. In the age of Covid-19, companies that amassed cash buffers and investors who in...

WHY RUSSIA WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Why Russia Will Be Slow to Recover By: Ekaterina Zolotova The Russian economy is in trouble. As in virtually every country on the plane...

A DANGEROUS GAP: THE MARKET V THE REAL ECONOMY / THE ECONOMIST

A dangerous gap The market v the real economy Financial markets have got out of whack with the economy. Something has to give STOCKM...

A PANDEMIC OF POWER GRABS: AUTOCRATS SEE OPPORTUNITY IN DISASTER / THE ECONOMIST

A pandemic of power grabs Autocrats see opportunity in disaster The world is distracted and the public need saving. It is a strongman’s ...

WHY THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK CAN SAVE THE EUROZONE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Why the European Central Bank can save the eurozone It has near-unlimited firepower and is the only EU institution willing and able to act...

THE OLD ARE NOT EQUALLY VULNERABLE TO COVID-19 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The old are not equally vulnerable to Covid-19 Reducing pensioners to ‘old dears’ ignores their wisdom and physical vitality Camilla Cav...