| 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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Earlier this month, top Swiss business leaders arrived at the White House bearing lavish gifts fit for a king. The chief executive of Rolex gave President Trump a gold-plated desk clock. Not to be outdone, the chief executive of a gold-refining company presented him with a 2-pound gold bar engraved with 45 and 47, in honor of his two presidencies. A week later, the president rewarded Switzerland with a favorable break on tariffs, reducing them from 39 percent to 15 percent.
By Jamelle Bouie
The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2025
After four consecutive down days, the stock market is looking increasingly queasy. Earnings reports from Nvidia, Walmart and Target could hint at what’s ahead.
By Joe Rennison
The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Tabby Kinder and George Hammond answer burning questions about the artificial intelligence company
By FT Podcast
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
US and UK refuse to implement requirements for a risk weighting of 1,250 per cent for stablecoins
By Martin Arnold in Frankfurt
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Banks fear ECB plans for a digital euro will undermine a European alternative to Visa, Mastercard and PayPal
By Olaf Storbeck
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
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An anti-Zelensky political coalition is coalescing as the president’s allies are accused of enriching themselves while the country’s soldiers die on the battlefield.
By Andrew E. Kramer
The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2025
At 3.6%, U.K. annual inflation remains considerably higher than the eurozone’s 2.1%
By Ed Frankl
The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 19, 2025
Staples are utterly hated, not that cheap and suddenly interesting
By Robert Armstrong
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
The sector is expanding far beyond its giant IT service companies
By Gaurav Dalmia, chairman of Dalmia Group Holdings
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Rare bipartisan effort by Giorgia Meloni’s coalition and opposition to ease prosecution of sexual assault
By Amy Kazmin in Rome
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
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European chipmakers need TSMC’s help to grow their own semiconductor supply chain, but the chip giant’s Taiwanese suppliers find Europe a tough place to do business.
By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu
The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Drone strike on Palestinian camp one of deadliest since Israel and Hizbollah agreed ceasefire last year
By Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Beirut
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Low allocation comes as the government and FCA encourage fund managers to put more money in domestic market
By Ramsay Hodgson and Mary McDougall
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
This is a field where sales have been flatlining for years
By LEX
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
Government’s move to preserve historic bungalow contravenes Lee Kuan Yew’s wishes and public opinion
By Owen Walker in Singapore
Financial Times, Nov. 19, 2025
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