By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine United States, China and Russia in a dispute for world supremacy The rivalry between the great powers is best appreciated by examining them based on their respective power and in relation to how their political or moral…
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard* – The Telegraph If the Europeans persist in treating the International Monetary Fund as a hereditary fiefdom, they will destroy the institution. Global credibility will wither away. Asians will take matters into their own hands.
By Fernando Reyes Matta* There are three fears that cross citizenship in different parts of the world: a) the fear of how work life will be changed by automation and robotics; b) the fear of stress in urban life, if the city becomes oppressive; c) the fear of long and…
By Anna Isaac – The Telegraph Britain has failed to make meaningful progress towards a free trade deal with the United States amid “chronic” staffing shortages and communication breakdowns in Whitehall, according to a cache of documents seen by The Telegraph. Details of meetings…
Robert Reich* – The Guardian The president is the puppet master so Americans of all persuasions must look behind him, to where the real danger lies I keep hearing that the Democratic party has moved “left” and that Democratic candidates may be “too far left”. But in an era of…
By Paul Krugman – The New York Times The pain is real, but the coercion isn’t. Donald Trump’s declaration that “trade wars are good, and easy to win” will surely go down in the history books as a classic utterance — but not in a good way.
By Sarah Saadoun* – Newsweek There is a bitter irony to the White House’s newly released economic development plan for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Titled “Peace to Prosperity,” the plan was devised by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, along…
By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine The former Soviet republic returns to its origins at the hand of China In Uzbekistan, in the heart of central Asia, is the mythical Samarkand, whose name is associated with a beautiful love story and is one of the oldest…
Editorial – The Guardian The climate crisis underlines the need for effective global economic leadership. The US president makes this harder, but so do China and several others Ever since the G20 of leading global economies was founded, its summits have mostly been convergent…
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph Europe has been warned. Any use of monetary levers to hold down the euro exchange rate will be deemed a provocation by the Trump administration. Further cuts in interest rates to minus 0.5pc or beyond will be scrutinized for currency…
