| 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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South Korean carmaker has no plans to buy carbon credits from competitors to meet EU emissions regulations
By Kana Inagaki in Frankfurt
Financial Times, Feb. 10, 2026
What a stronger political mandate means — and doesn’t mean — for growth, inflation and financial markets
By Tomoya Masanao, head of Asia-Pacific portfolio management at Pimco
Financial Times, Feb. 10, 2026
The stock rose as much as 5.7% in early trade, leading gains on the FTSE 100
By Aimee Look
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2026
It remains to be seen whether the three big nuclear powers are headed into a new arms race, or whether President Trump is trying to spur negotiations on a new accord now that a last Cold War treaty has expired.
By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
Isaac Herzog’s trip led to widespread rallies and tested the restrictions on protests that Australia installed after a deadly attack on a Jewish celebration.
By Victoria Kim
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
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Retooling of factories comes as cell makers have cancelled enough capacity to produce 2mn electric cars
By Christian Davies and Martha Muir in New York
Financial Times, Feb. 10, 2026
For the first quarter of 2026, the chip maker expects revenue to be flat sequentially
By Sherry Qin
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2026
The last time the energy major didn’t launch a quarterly buyback was in 2020
By Adam Whittaker
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her right against self-incrimination in an Oversight Committee deposition.
By Michael Gold
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
For Mr. Starmer’s already fragile authority, it is a hammer blow. His attempts to contain the fallout — groveling apologies combined with bids to redirect blame onto Mr. Mandelson, who resigned from the party and the House of Lords — have yet to work.
Perhaps Mr. Starmer’s poorest judgment has been reserved for his choice of advisers.To become leader, he allied himself with people defined by their ability to maneuver through party ranks rather than their commitment to any substantive political vision. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
By Moya Lothian-McLean
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
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ECJ overturns decision of lower court in legal victory for Meta-owned messaging app
By Barbara Moens in Brussels
Financial Times, Feb. 10, 2026
The result reflects higher revenue as well as a positive contribution from taxes
By Adrià Calatayud
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2026
Among the powerful men facing fallout from the files, the one in deepest trouble appears to have never met Epstein: the British prime minister.
By Katrin Bennhold
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
Senior U.K. ministers closed ranks after a senior Labour politician urged the prime minister to step down over a scandal involving an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
By Michael D. Shear and Stephen Castle
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2026
Reduced ice cover is ‘changing the strategic landscape’, experts say
By Attracta Mooney in London
Financial Times, Feb. 10, 2026
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