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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
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Berlusconi out of Parliament

ROME | By La Stampa via Presseurop | The Senate voted to strip Silvio Berlusconi of his senator’s seat on November 27 following his conviction for tax fraud in August, reports La Stampa.


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Rajoy and Hollande Team Up For Euro Zone Banking Union

MADRID | By Julia Pastor | Amidst their talks about economic policies and speed railway connections between Spain and France, both Mariano Rajoy and François Hollande met in Madrid on Wednesday. However, the visit bottomline is to seek for a common stance on banking supervision.



“Japanizing” the Eurozone?

MADRID | By Francisco López | Everyday, more and more analysts warn about the risk of a “Japanization” of the Eurozone, and they even foresee the possibility to watch a long period of low growth in an environment of high indebtedness and reduction in prices. But, what exactly are those risks?



Fed tapering and the unstable equilibrium

Fed tapering and the unstable equilibrium

LONDON | By Jim McCormick at Barclays | Let’s explore how the start of Fed policy withdrawal will affect asset allocation. From Braclays, we do not see an early start to Fed tapering being especially disruptive for broader risk assets, and we’d expect US equity markets to be more vulnerable than most other risk assets.



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European shares pause on earnings concerns

LONDON | By Reuters | European shares lacked the momentum to extend a rally to multi-year highs on Tuesday, a mixed outlook for corporate earnings underlined by downbeat signals from Remy Cointreau and Hugo Boss.


Ukrainians fight for the Union

Ukrainians fight for the Union

KIEV | By Jędrzej Bielecki at Rzeczpospolita via Presseurop | Some 100,000 demonstrators, who gathered in the centre of Kiev on Sunday November 24, called upon President Viktor Yanukovych to change his mind and sign an association agreement with the EU.