THE TAXMAN COMES FOR CHIN´S OFFSHORE RICHES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The taxman comes for China’s offshore riches The crackdown has rattled the country’s wealthiest people and the businesses in Hong Kong, Sing...

WHAT A CANADA-EUROPA ALLIANCE NEEDS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What a Canada–Europe Alliance Needs With trade, finance, technology, and supply chains having all become instruments of coercion, Canada, Eu...

A NO-ROLES APPROACH TO AI IS MAD POLITICS AND WORSE POLICY / THE ECONOMIST

Enough, now A no-rules approach to AI is mad politics and worse policy Do not let it rip Illustration: Ben Hickey Who can blame MAGA for wis...

A HURRICANE IS COMING TO TAX SYSTEMS / THE ECONOMIST

Tax reform A hurricane is coming to tax systems Governments should be preparing, but most aren’t A dysfunctional machine symbolises the comp...

FRANCE: BETWEEN THE BOND MARKET AND THE BARRICADES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

France: between the bond market and the barricades The country is being hit by a pre-election debt sell-off. Many fear it could shake the Eu...

FRENCH DEBT WORRIES SPILL INTO STOCKS, DRIVING BIGGEST UNDERPERFORMANCE SINCE 2010 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

French debt worries spill into stocks, driving biggest underperformance since 2010 Investors demand big discounts against regional peers to ...

PUTIN IS TESTING NATO AT UKRAINE´S BORDERS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Putin Is Testing NATO at Ukraine’s Borders The Kremlin is determined to isolate Ukraine, which means not only breaking the will of the count...