| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XVII - Issue #246 | Mar. 09, 2018 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Global Financial Markets Reckoning
Ever since it bottomed out at the end of March 2009, the overall market capitalization has been reaching out to its March 31, 2000, peak. How will markets react when the debt-stressed consumers decide to bank their gains from the tax cut, instead of spending the money? ... Read more
A Fractured World: Nationalist Insurgency & Trade Wars
Is the global liberal order in danger? After decades when the world has been dominated by the United States as their influence remained unrivaled in so many segments (economy, U.S. Dollar, trade and defense) over the rest of the globe, are there strategic alliances or emerging global trends that could potentially shake the world order as we know it? ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
In Focus: ECB, EUROPEAN UNION, CHINA, INDIA, ITALY, JAPAN, USA - OPEC & non-OPEC
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Support is growing for common ESG metrics, but their final form has yet to be thrashed out
By FT
Financial Times, May. 14, 2021
Palestinian death toll rises to 119, while eight Israelis have died
By Jared Malsin
The Wall Street Journal, May. 14, 2021
Not even during the intifadas, the mass Palestinian uprisings of the past, did Israel experience such a surge of both Arab and Jewish mob violence.
By Isabel Kershner
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
A sprawling system meant to police trillions of dollars is showing signs of strain as watchdogs warn of waste, fraud and abuse.
By Alan Rappeport and Glenn Thrush
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
The highest carbon-emitting components of businesses could be spun-off to private equity and hedge funds
By Cyrus Taraporevala, chief executive of State Street Global Advisors
Financial Times, May. 14, 2021
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Rather far off from the 100% it used to claim isn’t it?! But still, we now have “unrivaled transparency” AKA pie charts!
By FT
Financial Times, May. 14, 2021
Authorities have detained journalists without charges and revoked the accreditation of a reporter for The New York Times.
By Abdi Latif Dahir and Declan Walsh
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
The surge in fighting left Israel in an unprecedented position — fighting Palestinian militants on its southern flank as it sought to head off its worst civil unrest in decades.
By Declan Walsh
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
The payment clears the way for gas to begin flowing again, but it risks emboldening other criminal groups to take American companies hostage by seizing control of their computers.
By Michael D. Shear, Nicole Perlroth and Clifford Krauss
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
Collectable coins are a far better bet than a cryptocurrency that overreacts to a social media tweet
By FT
Financial Times, May. 14, 2021
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For a true resumption of greenfield foreign investment, global travel restrictions will have to be all but over, which may not happen for years
By Mike Bird
The Wall Street Journal, May. 14, 2021
An upcoming Mars landing is one of many high-profile missions on the country’s schedule as it seeks to challenge American dominance of space exploration.
By Steven Lee Myers
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
Analysts think it may be too early for de-escalation to succeed, as the sides first both need to forge a narrative of victory.
By Steven Erlanger
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public.
By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz
The New York Times, May. 14, 2021
BMD’s failure to find coverage for Adani project underscores withdrawal of coal financing
By FT
Financial Times, May. 14, 2021
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