Greek deal curbs volatility
The Corner | July 14, 2015 | Stocks and bonds’ behaviour will still depend on how the Greek crisis unfolds but macro and corporate results should start to gain some traction.
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Is it wise for foreign-listed Chinese Internet firms to return home?
BEIJING | July 13, 2015 | By Xie Wen via Caixin | The recent crash makes a relisting in China unappealing, and the signal sent by wanting to depart in first place damages companies’ credibility.
Greek deal reached at last
The Corner | July 13, 2015 | After all-night talks in Brussels to reach a third bailout loan for Greece, a unanimous agreement was reached, European Council President Donald Tusk said. “It’s a good step to rebuild confidence,” IMF head Christine Lagarde said as she emerged from the meeting.
Refugees are humans too
If refugees formed a country, it would be the 24th most populous in the world, between South Africa and Italy.
Financial regulation: Beyond post-2008 ‘fix’
July 11, 2015 | By Simon Zadek and Christian Thimann via Caixin | A financial system for the 21st century should account for five warning signals that have not been addressed by current policy and regulatory frameworks.
Spain business confidence up by 2.4% in 3Q2015
The Corner | July 10, 2015 | Spanish business confidence increased by 2.4% in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter, according to official data. Sentiment improved in all industries for ten months in a row, especially in restaurants and hotels, with an increase of 3.8%.
UBP on Greek crisis: “There may be positive and negative surprises”
July 10, 2015 | By Patrice Gautry (UBP) | With the Greeks returning a “No” vote in Sunday’s referendum, the country has moved one step closer towards leaving the eurozone, or “Grexit”. However, Grexit is not automatic and many scenarios may develop, depending on the ECB’s attitude and political developments during the upcoming negotiations
The umpteenth Chinese bubble
BEIJING | July 10, 2015 | By Alberto Lebrón | Can you imagine a country capable of losing, in just three weeks, nearly five times what Greece owes the Troika? Chinese stock markets have lost ten billion yuan. In euros, that is almost one and a half billion, more than Spain’s entire GDP.
Greece and the eurocrisis: Of democracy and of a different Europe
PARIS | July 9, 2015 | By Francesco Saraceno | I have mixed feelings about the Oxi victory in Greece. The choice was between two evils: slow death by more of the same (the Troika plan), or a roller-coaster ride that has a high chance of ending catastrophically for Greece and for the EMU. I would have voted no, were I Greek, but not joyfully.
Spain growth will beat US in 2015 (IMF)
The Corner | July 9, 2015 | Updating its World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund cut its world growth forecast (3.3 %from 3.5%) in 2015, downplayed the Greek drama and said it expects Spain to grow more than the US.