| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XIII - Issue #232 | Mar. 31, 2014 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
All Eyes on China and Ukraine
China’s shadow banking malaise and announced government structural overhauls planned to solve the problem have global investors wondering whether or not China’s economy might survive the huge shock. Will the Middle Kingdom experience only an economic growth slowdown, or a recession? ... Read more
Ukraine and Geopolitics
Geography is destiny! Ukraine’s lack of any specific or defensible geographic features makes it difficult to break off its ‘buffer state’ status. Ukraine’s geographic and geopolitical position defines the country’s quintessential borderland importance. ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
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Positive mood after S&P 500 notches fifth straight gain
By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator
Financial Times, Apr. 22, 2014
Novartis unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its product portfolio, selling several units and buying another in a series of transactions valued at more than $25 billion.
By Hester PlumridgeMarta Falconi
The Wall Street Journal, Apr. 22, 2014
Maduro is taking orthodox steps to rescue the economy
By Andres Schipani in Bogotá
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
Investors can earn better returns from industrial companies than banks
By Jacques de Larosière
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
Move follows foreign companies’ suspension of operations in peninsula
By Kathrin Hille in Moscow
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
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A holiday-shortened week--markets in Hong Kong were closed Monday for the Easter holiday while Australia and New Zealand will close Friday for Anzac Day--is expected to keep a lid on trading activity in the region.
By Mia Lamar
The Wall Street Journal, Apr. 22, 2014
UniCredit and Intesa in talks with KKR and Alvarez & Marsal
By Martin Arnold in New York
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
Europe’s assembly must act to tackle its internal abuses
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
The rise of China is the big strategic challenge facing the US and should focus its attention
By Gideon Rachman
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
Data show gap widening under Abenomics
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
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Stocks in Japan, Australia and Taiwan rise early in holiday-shortened week.
By Mia Lamar
The Wall Street Journal, Apr. 22, 2014
Ruling deprives cement and ceramics sectors of carbon compensation
By Brian Groom, Andy Sharman and Alex Barker
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
UN officials find bodies, some lying in the streets
By Javier Blas in London
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
The US-Japan relationship has been the bedrock of Asian security but some see it as the remnant of a bygone era
By Richard McGregor and Jonathan Soble
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
Yen slips as Japan logs largest-ever trade deficit
By Reuters
Financial Times, Apr. 21, 2014
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