Ever wondered why equities in emerging markets haven’t been doing well? What suddenly happened to emerging markets in the last six months that it looks one of the weakest asset classes globally? Why is being there...
World food commodity prices in August logged their largest monthly drop since December 2008, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday – unwelcome news for Europe’s struggling farmers. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO)...
A ceasefire in Ukraine appears to have been reached, and despite some confusion late yesterday, no compromise has been struck over the new Greek government’s demand that it is recognized that the previous agreements are...
As the year winds down, a Gordian knot tying Russia, oil prices and China together is receiving a great deal of attention. Let’s see if we can unravel some of the confusing twists and turns....
Russians are watching with trepidation and with memories of what happened last time to their rubles: near total destruction. They trust their banknotes as far as they can throw them. And they’re taking action. They’re converting their...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India underlines his apparent determination to lessen the impact of Western sanctions over Ukraine by deepening ties with Asian countries, writes DW’s Grahame Lucas. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
American political risk expert Ian Bremmer recently wrote that the US and Europe had been evasive on the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Although Nato recently held a summit to address the emergency, support for Ukraine...
At a summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, BRICS countries launched a slew of initiatives, including two new international financial institutions: A new development bank and a joint monetary fund. The leaders of five of the world’s...
What ultimately led US President Nixon to close the gold window was not its Cold War rival Russia. Rather it was US European allies who wanted to exchange their dollars for gold beyond levels that...
Ukraine is dependent on Russian gas – but not as much as it used to be. For years the US State Department has pushed the country toward energy independence. Congress aims to speed things up....
A nuclear deal has been struck just months after Iran elected President Hassan Rowhani, seen as a relative moderate, replaced the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After four days of negotiations in Geneva, representatives of the P5+1...
The BRICS group of five emerging countries has reached agreement on a fund aiming to stabilize their currencies. The fund, worth $100 billion, seeks to stem an outflow of capital once the US changes monetary...