How China Is Winning Friends and Influencing People
Private companies are making Beijing look good in the developing world. Read More Here
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Global markets brace for rate hikes as Iran war and US$100 oil stoke tightening fears
The European Central Bank has become more hawkish, reverting to wording that analysts say often precedes interest-rate increases. Read More Here
There Is Only One Sphere of Influence
Why the United States can project power with little constraint—and its rivals cannot… Read More Here
Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus
It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for itself. Read More Here
China’s Slowdown Isn’t Xi’s Biggest Problem
The Chinese leader could soon find himself staving off two different economic crises. One threatens his hold on power. Read More here
The Beginning Of History
The prospect of a timeless future has given way to visions of no future at all. Ideology remains a fault line in geopolitics, market globalisation is fragmenting, and great-power conflict has become increasingly likely. Read More Here
What Financial Markets Are Telling Biden About Geopolitics
Stock and bond prices may seem random on any given day, but there is deeper meaning about the state of the world if you know where to look. Beneath the prospects of a company or the durability of the current economic cycle, there are important messages about the world order that U.S. President Joe Biden’s […]
A Tale Of Two Chinese Cities
By recognising and investing in the strengths of pioneering cities and regions, China has developed a powerful mechanism for organising and advancing its economic transformation. Judging by the tremendous success of Shenzhen and Shanghai, it seems clear that China will continue to reap the rewards of this approach for decades to come. Read Here | […]
The New-Old Threat To Economic Freedom
With politicians proposing policies that would vastly expand the size of the government and its involvement in the economy, it is clear that too many Americans have forgotten the lessons of the twentieth century. As Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman pointed out long ago, deviating from market principles is a recipe for disaster. Read Here […]
When Markets And Mobility Collide
Many people, including economists, wonder why a scheduled 3% fare increase on the Santiago metro triggered mass protests that paralyzed the entire country. In fact, the popular response should come as no surprise, and understanding it is crucial to devising better policy solutions. Read Here – Project Syndicate
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