Mar 7th 2016 Comment Saying Yes to Europe A United Kingdom that cuts itself adrift would be at risk of tragedy. A fractured EU would unleash untold dangers. And a world without a strong, unified Europe would be poorer and less safe. A column by Carl Bildt.
Mar 3rd 2016 Comment The End of Big Banks Both before the 2008 financial crisis and today, a dozen big banks dominate the world’s financial landscape. Time to check the progress on addressing the problem of banks that are «too big to fail». A column by Simon Johnson.
Mar 3rd 2016 International Selection Threadneedle: «Synergies for Sika are an illusion» Iain Richards, Head of responsible investment at Columbia Treadneedle Investments, says: Saint-Gobain needs Sika, but Sika does not need Saint-Gobain.
Mar 2nd 2016 Comment Stopping America’s Federal Debt Explosion Nothing to shrink the deficit will happen before the presidential election. But tackling the spending and revenue components of deficit reduction should be high on the agenda of the new president. A column by Martin Feldstein.
Feb 29th 2016 Comment The US Election and the Global Economy The Democratic candidates would take the US closer to a European-style social-welfare state, whereas Republican candidates want to roll back Barack Obama’s tax and spending increase. A column by Michael J. Boskin.
Feb 24th 2016 Comment Central Banking Goes Negative The shift to negative interest rates is problematic. It's proof that central banking, having lost its way, is in crisis. The world economy cannot be far behind. A column by Stephen Roach.
Feb 22nd 2016 Comment No Brexit Once the political, business, and media leaders of the United Kingdom start drawing attention to the hard facts of life after Brexit, voters will most probably decide to stay in the EU. A column by Anatole Kaletsky.
Feb 18th 2016 Comment Is the TPP Good for America? An objective assessment will find that the Trans-Pacific-Partnership TPP is no «slam dunk» that Congress should approve automatically. A column by Simon Johnson.
Feb 16th 2016 Comment The Three Fears Sinking Global Markets A lethal combination of self-fulfilling expectations and policy errors could cause economic reality to bend to the dismal mood prevailing in financial markets. A column by Anatole Kaletsky.
Feb 15th 2016 Comment The Negative Rates Club Creditor countries’ central bankers must stop trying to manipulate their economies with more potentially counterproductive monetary easing. They should allow the recovery to run its course. A column by Daniel Gros.
Feb 12th 2016 Comment Don’t be afraid of China China will not plunge in a crisis barring huge mistakes which are always possible. Even if it only grows at 5%, or even 3%, this is still better than in the West. A column by Charles Wyplosz.
Feb 11th 2016 Comment The End of the New Normal? The fear is that policies will fail to pivot away from reliance on central banks, and end up looking back to the new normal, with all of its limitations, as a period of relative calm and wellbeing. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.