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Can JP Morgan Settlement Set a Precedent?

NEW YORK | By Ana Fuentes | JP Morgan, the U.S. biggest bank, will have to pay a historic penalty of $13 billion over faulty mortgage practices, according to the settlement with the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. That’s the equivalent of Iceland’s annual GDP, and more than three times the amount BP had to pay for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. For some, it was about time that the administration started to take action against those who ignited the economic crisis. Others believe JP Morgan is just a scapegoat.



Bubbles regulation and Stagnation

Bubbles, Regulation, and Secular Stagnation

MADRID | By Paul Krugman at Luis Arroyo’s Ilusión Monetaria | Looking at current macroeconomic policy, the obvious question is, stupid or evil? And the obvious answer is, why do we have to choose? But it is, I think worthwhile – or at any rate soothing – to think about the longer-term future for monetary and fiscal policy.


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EU-US Trade Deal: Companies Can Lay Down the Law

AMSTERDAM | By at NRC Handelsblad via Presseurop | Negotiations on a free-trade agreement between Europe and the US will include discussions on an arbitration mechanism for the resolution conflicts between states and companies. However, in Brussels, there is growing criticism of systems that are already in operation, which too often find in favour of the companies.



Aviation

Why an Industry-Standard Aviation Carbon Calculator is Greatly Needed

By Tomás López Fernebrand* | The recent landmark agreement reached at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to address aviation CO2 emissions proves that the industry remains at the forefront of initiatives addressing climate change. This is just one of the many projects to improve operations’ efficiencies for the benefit of travellers, airlines, airports, industry stakeholders and the environment. The development of aviation carbon calculators that provide trip related CO2 estimations to travellers stands out as one of the earliest initiatives to raise awareness of airline emissions.


Energy Industry in China

Plenum Document Gives Experts in Energy Industry Reason for Hope

BEIJING | By Pu Jun via Caixin | Party’s intention to let market set certain prices seen as creating room for progress to be made in areas like electricity reform. References in a document released after a major meeting of Communist Party leaders to letting market forces set certain prices have given experts hope that progress on electricity-industry reforms can be made.