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US Treasuries suddenly trading like risky assets
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/04/2025
» Billed on Wall Street as so rock-solid safe that they are risk-free, US Treasury bonds have long served as first port of call for investors during times of panic. They rallied during the global financial crisis, on 9/11 and even when America’s own credit rating was cut.
Canada PM Carney to call April 28 snap election
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» OTTAWA - New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump's trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state.
Europe shifts gears for the Trump era
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» BRUSSELS — Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia.
Mark Carney taking the reins as Canada’s PM
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» OTTAWA - Mark Carney was preparing to be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday morning, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in relations with its big neighbour since US President Donald Trump’s return to power.
Canada Liberal Party to choose new leader to replace Trudeau as PM
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» OTTAWA - Canada's Liberal Party names its next leader Sunday, with a former central banker and political novice favored to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the country confronts threats from US President Donald Trump.
Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia.
UK pushes for third runway at Heathrow
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2025
» EYNSHAM, England - British finance minister Rachel Reeves gave the government’s backing to a long-delayed new runway at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday as the centrepiece of her plan to speed up the country’s sluggish economy.
Forget American exceptionalism, it's a tri polar world
News, Jay Pelosky, Published on 11/01/2025
» In 2024, the watchword in financial markets was "American exceptionalism", as the US economy and markets left the rest of the world in the dust. But as the calendar turns, it may now be time to remove these geographic blinders to consider the larger regional competition likely to reshape the global economy in the coming years. We may be in the midst of a long-term global growth cycle driven by intensifying competition in the critical areas of artificial intelligence, green technology, and security between the world's three dominant regions: the Americas, Asia and Europe. (It's what I refer to as the Tri Polar World.)
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2025
» Having worked successfully to get his candidate elected in the United States, Elon Musk is setting his sights on Europe.
Growth requires getting PPPs right
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 03/01/2025
» The United Kingdom's Labour government has given serious thought to the public investment needed to get the economy back on track after 14 years of austerity, neglect of social infrastructure, and capital flight triggered by Brexit and uncertain economic conditions.