| 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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The monthly trade deficit and imports rebounded in November after shrinking significantly in prior months, new data show.
By Ana Swanson
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
Iran’s Islamic Republic, weakened by airstrikes in June and huge popular unrest, warns that it will strike back hard if attacked by the United States. This time, Iran may mean it.
By Steven Erlanger
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
White House border czar was dispatched to Minneapolis this week
By Michelle Hackman and Joshua Chaffin
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026
Plus, the race against the clock to fix a power-grid meltdown
By Ed Ballard
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026
Prices increase almost 3% this week as Donald Trump hails ‘beautiful armada’ targeting regime
By Verity Ratcliffe
Financial Times, Jan. 29, 2026
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The shipping traffic and factories never stop in China’s port city of Ningbo, but the local housing market has crashed and nearby restaurants sit empty.
By Keith Bradsher
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
The move, which comes after the killing of protesters, brings the European Union in line with the United States and Canada.
By Jeanna Smialek
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
Tech giant reports higher-than-anticipated capital spending and slower growth in cloud computing
By Sebastian Herrera
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026
Private capital group’s president Jonathan Gray tells the FT: ‘The deal environment feels like it has hit escape velocity’
By Antoine Gara in New York
Financial Times, Jan. 29, 2026
Rio must make an offer next week or end talks on deal to create world’s biggest mining group
By Leslie Hook
Financial Times, Jan. 29, 2026
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is seeking to promote economic ties for growth, offering China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a way to court one of America’s allies.
By David Pierson
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
Dismissed as a lame duck, Emmanuel Macron has clawed back some influence after his defense of Greenland and Denmark. Will quieter domestic politics allow him to secure his legacy?
By Mark Landler
The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
The case, which focuses on Musk’s early financial support for OpenAI and its nonprofit status, is expected to go to trial in April
By Angel Au-Yeung
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026
Shares fall 15% as Europe’s largest software company says cloud revenue growth will ‘slightly decelerate’
By Florian Müller in Frankfurt
Financial Times, Jan. 29, 2026
The EU’s sentiment indicator rose to 99.4 in January from 97.2 in December
By Don Nico Forbes
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026
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