What can be learnt from Chinese futures trading?
Sep 12th 2020“SO LONG AS you think about what others are thinking about, and stick to your trading strategy, you can always…
What is fuelling China’s economic recovery?
“THE EIGHT HUNDRED” is an unusual Chinese film for its depiction of Nationalist soldiers as heroes in a grinding battle against…
Is the world economy recovering?
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How many of America’s top companies have a female CEO?
ON SEPTEMBER 10TH it was announced that Jane Fraser would succeed Michael Corbat as chief executive of Citigroup, a bank, in February…
How would Joe Biden change America’s trade policy?
Sep 19th 2020WASHINGTON, DCON THE SUBJECT of trade policy, America’s Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has been sounding…
Why is America’s economy beating forecasts?
Sep 24th 2020“WHEN AMERICANS vote in November, unemployment will be below 6%,” declared Lars Christensen, a maverick economist,…
Will Japan see a new generation of zombie firms?
ECONOMISTS USING the term “zombie” used to have Japanese companies in mind. Firms that are dead competitively but continue…
Why covid-19 will make killing zombie firms off harder
Sep 26th 2020COMPETITION BETWEEN businesses can deliver vast rewards to the winners, as rich lists dotted with spacefaring billionaires…
Does economic growth boost stock prices?
Sep 24th 2020THE LATE 1990s is dismissed as a silly era. People left well-paying jobs to join a gold rush in Silicon Valley. Good…