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Democracy is key for uniting disparate Europe
News, John Lloyd, Published on 08/01/2018
» The European political year, grinding back into gear for 2018, is full of doubt, even woe. In the continent's major countries politics are stuck, or likely to stick, in cul-de-sacs from which exit is difficult. Only in France, under the banner not so much of the tricolour as the injunction En Marche! (Let's Go!), is there official optimism and vigour.
Brunei takes chair for year of recovery
News, Published on 19/01/2021
» On the inspiring theme of "We care, we prepare, we prosper", Asean's smallest member is taking on a humongous responsibility to see to it that the Asean Community will emerge from the current Covid-19 pandemic stronger and better than before. With a population of less than a half million, Brunei Darussalam hopes to rejuvenate the community of 655 million citizens during this tumultuous year.
Arman Soldin: from Bosnia to Ukraine with a smile
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» PARIS - Arman Soldin was barely a year old when his mother carried him onto a humanitarian flight from war-torn Bosnia to France.
Few fresh catalysts to stir investor interest
Business, Published on 19/09/2020
» Recap: Asian stocks inched up although most bourses continued to struggle amid worries about a resurgence in coronavirus cases and lingering disappointment that central banks merely affirmed their monetary support this week, without promising any new stimulus.
US Treasuries suddenly trading like risky assets
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.
Baht concerns abound
Business, Published on 02/12/2019
» More than two decades ago, the baht suffered heavy devaluation as a result of speculation, forcing Thailand's central bank to de-link the local currency from the US dollar and adopt a managed floating exchange rate.
Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2019
» It's that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of his armchair to acknowledge assorted sporting heroes and villains that have graced our sports pages in 2019.
US economic data and earnings cheer investors
Business, Published on 01/05/2021
» Recap: Global shares approached record highs while the euro was on course for its biggest rise in nine months as the dollar weakened for a fourth consecutive week. Investor sentiment was buoyed by strong US economic data and corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's reiteration of its commitment to the easy monetary policy. Asian markets turned lower yesterday following the release of below-forecast Chinese factory data.
What's really killing historical UK pubs
Business, Published on 28/08/2023
» When the Crown and Anchor pub in Llanidloes in mid-Wales was built, there was a different Charles on the throne, America was a British colony and France still had a king.
Weathering a turbulent market
Business, Published on 23/07/2018
» For nearly a decade after the global financial crisis, financial markets have surfed a wave of low-cost money on the back of advanced economies' quantitative easing (QE) led by the US Federal Reserve. But the era of cheap money is drawing to a close amid a synchronised economic expansion worldwide.