| 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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As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
By Adam Entous
The New York Times, Dec. 31, 2025
The leader’s New Year speech is opportunity to communicate directly with Chinese people and provide insight into priorities
By Chun Han Wong
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
By importing foreign price controls on drugs, he’s compounding Biden’s mistake.
By WSJ Editorial Board
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
Central bank will cut two zeros from Syrian pound and replace images of ousted dictator with olives, roses and mulberries
By Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Beirut
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
EU and other partners hit out at suspension of NGOs’ activities in Gaza
By Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
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Blowout AI spending fills chip maker’s coffers, but Groq deal shows that company needs to think creatively
By Dan Gallagher
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
Commercial crude oil supplies excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 1.9 million barrels to 422.9 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 26
By Anthony Harrup
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
Metals magnate Barry Zekelman says Ottawa must join Trump in protecting industry from other exporters
By Ilya Gridneff in Toronto
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
Global companies offloaded everything from ice cream to cement businesses in 2025
By FT
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
Leader says country’s economy, technology and defence have risen to ‘new heights’
By Ryan McMorrow in Beijing
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
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In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists observed two objects colliding around a bright star outside our solar system
By Aylin Woodward
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
Business is booming for returners for hire who collect unwanted items, slap on return labels and stand in long lines to return them
By Natasha Khan | Photographs Matt Genovese for WSJ
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 31, 2025
Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 17%, beating analysts’ forecasts, while broader global index has risen 20%
By Emily Herbert in London
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
Reiterating the liberal ideals behind the revolution may be tricky when they are out of favour in the White House
By Tristram Hunt, director of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
German group has staged a dramatic recovery but some see Siemens Gamesa weighing on its valuation
By Sebastien Ash in Munich
Financial Times, Dec. 31, 2025
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