TRUMP AND THE CONTEST BETWEEN TWO VISIONS OF DEMOCRACY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump and the contest between two visions of democracy His return to power has been fuelled by the belief of many Americans that their polit...

WALL STREET BANKS OFFLOAD $5.5BN IN DEBT LINKED TO ELON MUSK´S TAKEOVER OF TWITTER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Wall Street banks offload $5.5bn in debt linked to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter Deal will allow lenders to exit one of the toughest merge...

GOLD BULLION AND GOLD CREDIT / MACLEOD FINANCE

Gold bullion and gold credit The current Comex crisis is the ultimate conflict between possession of bullion and unallocated bullion promise...

THE U.S. HAS RIGHTS OVER THE PANAMA CANAL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

The U.S. Has Rights Over the Panama Canal Marco Rubio is right. The Neutrality Treaty authorizes America to enforce a prohibition against ‘f...

EUROPE: THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF U.S. RELATIONS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Europe: The Agony and Ecstasy of US Relations The solutions to some of the Continent’s most pressing challenges are in Washington’s hands. B...

IS WALL STREET READY TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Is Wall Street ready to stay up all night? The New York Stock Exchange is looking to trade for 22 hours a day — raising thorny questions abo...

HOUTHI INC: THE PIRATES WHO WEAPONISED GLOBALISATION / THE ECONOMIST

Your money or your life Houthi Inc: the pirates who weaponised globalisation Their Red Sea protection racket is a disturbing glimpse into an...

BONDS WOBBLE UNDERSCORES ALLURE OF CASH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Bond wobble underscores allure of cash The asset class has proven far stickier than most big fund managers anticipated Katie Martin Cash spe...

UBS WARNS $3BN BUYBACK PLAN IS HOSTAGE TO SWISS CAPITAL OVERHAUL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

UBS warns $3bn buyback plan is hostage to Swiss capital overhaul Bank beats forecasts with fourth-quarter net profit of $770mn Simon Foy, Eu...