HSBC: LONDON V. HONG KONG -- EAST IS EDEN / THE ECONOMIST

HSBC: London v Hong Kong East is Eden Banking’s longest, and most successful, identity crisis  . HSBC—one of the two most pivot...

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: MERKEL´S RELIANCE ON TURKEY MAKES LIFE WORSE FOR REFUGEES / DER SPIEGEL

Unintended Consequences Merkel's Reliance on Turkey Makes Life Worse for Refugees By Peter Müller, Maximilian Popp and Christoph Sc...

TERROR: THE GLOBALIZATION OF EXTREMISM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Terror: The globalisation of extremism Victor Mallet A surge in Isis-claimed attacks suggests the ideology is extending its influ...

ELITES SET TO WIPE OUT SHORTS BEFORE NEXT DOWNWAVE...../ SAFE HAVEN

Elites Set to Wipe Out Shorts Before Next Downwave... By: Clive Maund The recovery rally in the US stockmarket that we have been exp...

IN SEARCH OF GROWTH STRATEGIES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

In Search of Growth Strategies Michael Spence   MILAN – In 2008, the Commission on Growth and Development, which I had the privilege...

BRAZIL: PARTYING ON A PRECIPICE / THE ECONOMIST

Brazil Partying on a precipice The holiday provides no respite from economic and political woe .   JANUARY is a languid month i...

DOLLAR TUMBLES AS FED RESCUES CHINA IN THE NICK OF TIME / THE TELEGRAPH

Dollar tumbles as Fed rescues China in the nick of time The central banks of Europe and Japan discover that it is impossible to stave off...

THE THREE FEARS SINKING GLOBAL MARKETS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Three Fears Sinking Global Markets Anatole Kaletsky .   LONDON – January is usually expected to be a good month for stock mar...

WALMART AND LOW WAGE AMERICA: HIGH EXPECTATIONS / THE ECONOMIST

Walmart and low-wage America High expectations What a big pay rise at Walmart means for the minimum-wage debate .   NO FIRM in ...