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Banned 500 and 1000 rupee notes (demonetisation) in India to fight corruption and black money in 2016
11/11/2016
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Crowds Line Up at India’s Banks to Exchange Banned Rupee Notes
The New York Times 11/10/2016
Arvind Kejriwal: The fiery BBC interview that went viral in India - BBC News
BBC News 11/21/2016
India Hobbles Through a Cash Crisis, and Electronic Payments Boom
The New York Times 12/13/2016
India’s Forecast for Economic Growth Set to Show Impact of Cash Crunch
WSJ 01/06/2017
The Cash Transfusion Critical to Curing India’s Anemic Economy – The Numbers
WSJ 02/13/2017
How India’s Taxman Is Using Cash-Crackdown Deposit Deluge to Ensnare Evaders
WSJ 02/08/2017
Toles cartoons on the U.S. presidential campaign of 2016
11/08/2016
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Tom Toles’s favorite cartoons of the 2016 campaign
Washington Post 11/08/2016
Germany's views on Brexit talks and the negotiations in 2016-2018
11/04/2016
Grouped Articles
Opinion: Court ruling brings more Brexit chaos to Britain | Opinion | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
Wait and see: Theresa May is in no hurry on Brexit | Europe | DW.COM | 15.08.2016
DW.COM 08/15/2016
Brexit Presents Europe with Opportunity for Improvement - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 06/24/2016
The Boris Johnson question: how the UK's foreign secretary is viewed abroad
The Guardian 07/14/2016
Opinion: Brexit - a clean break and new start? | Opinion | DW.COM | 17.01.2017
DW.COM 01/17/2017
On ‘Brexit,’ It’s Divorce First, Trade Talks Later, E.U. Tells U.K.
The New York Times 03/31/2017
Tsipras, Syriza party, and the situation in Greece in 2016
11/01/2016
About 90% of Greeks are dissatisfied with the Tsipras government in October 2016, as the impact of austerity cuts continues. Pensioners, government employees, teachers, and other groups protest against the government. Tsipras fails to gain further concessions on the debt programs and German Foreign minister Schauble rules out any concessions till after the federal elections in 2017.
Grouped Articles
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Faces Voter Anger - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/01/2016
How passive investing becomes dominant by 2016- the decline of active investing
10/18/2016
Even Warren Buffett, the famous investor, has instructed for allocation in his estate to be 10% in a short term bond fund and 90% in a S&P 500 index fund. Bogle's index fund innovation has emerged as the dominant vehicle for investing by 2016.
Grouped Articles
Are Fund Managers Doomed? Making the Case for Passive Investing’s Triumph
WSJ 10/18/2016
Wall Street’s “Do-Nothing” Investing Revolution
WSJ 10/18/2016
U.S. president Obama on "The Way Ahead" in October 2016 after 2 terms in office
10/12/2016
The first term of president Obama was taken up mostly in meeting the 2008 financial crisis. Much remains to be done says president Obama after his second term, as the economic recovery needs to be brought home to all Americans, job opportunities improved, growing inequality addressed, productivity increased. He says many foreign leaders ask him about the the populist trends and sentiment for protectionism growing in the U.S. and he has given a lot of thought to this. He summarizes his ideas in an Essay in The Economist magazine of Oct 8-14th 2016.
Grouped Articles
The Economist 10/08/2016
The Guardian 11/06/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
The White House’s claim that 800,000 manufacturing jobs were added during Obama’s presidency
Washington Post 12/09/2016
Views that Brexit will hurt Britain's economy and leave Britons poorer
10/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Brexit is making Britons poorer, and meaner
The Economist 10/11/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
Unilever Price Rises Herald Brexit Pain for British Consumers
WSJ 10/13/2016
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/2016
The Telegraph 11/27/2016
Paul Nuttall says Ukip will 'replace Labour' after succeeding Nigel Farage as party's new leader
The Telegraph 11/28/2016
Deutsche Bank and the $14 billion legal settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in September 2016
09/27/2016
Grouped Articles
Opinion: Deutsche Bank in dire straits | Opinion | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/2016
Deutsche Bank shares tank on $14 billion US claim | Business | DW.COM | 16.09.2016
DW.COM 09/16/2016
Deutsche Settlement Could Strain Bank’s Capital, Lead to Rights Issue
WSJ 09/16/2016
America’s Department of Justice asks Deutsche Bank for $14 billion
The Economist 09/16/2016
The Story of the Self Destruction of Deutsche Bank - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/28/2016
Deutsche Bank Flew and Fell. Some Paid a High Price.
The New York Times 12/30/2016
Well Fargo CEO John Stumpf and the bogus accounts scandal in 2016
09/23/2016
Grouped Articles
Wells Fargo CEO Faces Senate Grilling –Live Analysis
WSJ 09/20/2016
Wells Fargo to Pay $185 Million Fine Over Account Openings
WSJ 09/08/2016
Wells Fargo CEO Defends Bank Culture, Lays Blame With Bad Employees
WSJ 09/13/2016
Wells Fargo eliminates sales quotas after unauthorized accounts scandal
The Guardian 09/13/2016
Pervasive Sham Deals at Wells Fargo, and No One Noticed?
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Swap Bad-Boy Role
Wall Street Journal 04/14/2016
Trump's economic plan and how it increases the U.S. deficit by $5.3 trillion
09/22/2016
The sharp contrast between the Trump economic plan which is very unusual for a Republican candidate in that it substantially increases the U.S. debt by $5.3 trillion, and the Clinton economic plan which only modestly increases the deficit by $200 billion. The impact is about one fourth increase of the national debt of $19 trillion under Trump and only 1% under Clinton's economic plan, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
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New Clinton, Trump budget numbers
POLITICO 09/22/2016
Donald Trump’s Plans Would Add $5.3 Trillion to the National Debt
Fortune 09/22/2016
Clinton Seeks Big Jump in Estate Tax
WSJ 09/22/2016
Donald Trump’s Tax Pitch Could Miss Trade’s Strike Zone
WSJ 10/05/2016
Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Would Boost Economy in Short Run but Not Long Term, Analysis Finds
WSJ 10/17/2016
Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up
WSJ 10/18/2016
ECB interest rates adjustments 2015-2016
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged
WSJ 09/08/2016
Negative Rates Are Working (a Bit)
WSJ 09/07/2016
ECB Move Prompts Volatile Trading in Eurozone Bonds, Euro
WSJ 12/08/2016
Tweaks but No Tapering From ECB
WSJ 12/08/2016
ECB to End Bond-Buying Program in December as Crisis-Era Policies Wind Down
WSJ 06/14/2018
Urjit Patel, new governor in 2016 of the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank,
08/20/2016
Grouped Articles
India Names Urjit Patel to Be Next Central Bank Chief
The New York Times 08/20/2016
How New RBI Governor Patel’s Style Differs From Rajan’s
WSJ 10/05/2016
Capitalism and globalization that leaves many behind- the refocus planned at the G-20 meeting in China
08/17/2016
Dangers to the global economy from many left behind by the tech and trade changes of the last 2 decades that have benefitted some sectors and groups and hurt others. Turning to populist political appeals those who feel left behind and suffer the effects of a lack of intergenerational mobility could lead the world into a period of protectionism and nationalist upheaval. This would reverse many of the changes that delivered prosperity for the four decades after World War II.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/2016
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/2016
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/2016
12/19/2016
On Globalization, China and Trump Are Closer Than They Appear
WSJ 01/27/2017
Corruption and black illicit money in India and the action taken by the Modi government in November 2016
11/09/2016
Grouped Articles
India invalidates large bank notes in crackdown on crime
Washington Post 11/09/16
Crowds Line Up at India’s Banks to Exchange Banned Rupee Notes
The New York Times 11/10/16
Assembly elections 2017: Modi writ large in BJP’s sweeping victory in UP, Uttarakhand
http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 03/11/17
Narendra Modi’s Party Wins Big in Uttar Pradesh, India’s Largest State
The New York Times 03/11/17
UP Elections 2017: A Modi victory means a consolidation of majoritarian democracy
http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 03/11/17
Big firms in India face new competition
The Economist 08/26/17
Krugman on the failure of the media in the 2016 U.S. presidential election- failure to separate facts from misinformation, and failure to cover the policy differences and consequences for the future
11/07/2016
Grouped Articles
The New York Times 11/07/16
The Guardian 11/06/16
Media’s Next Challenge: Overcoming the Threat of Fake News
The New York Times 11/07/16
Washington Post 11/08/16
Obama, With Angela Merkel in Berlin, Assails Spread of Fake News
The New York Times 11/17/16
Facebook launches initiative to combat fake news in Germany | News | DW.COM | 15.01.2017
DW.COM 01/15/17
Brexit and the uncertainty generated for business
11/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/16
Brexitology: Divining Britain’s Plan to Leave the EU
WSJ 01/11/17
U.K.’s Economic Divide Takes Focus as May’s Lead in Polls Shrinks Ahead of Election
WSJ 06/06/17
Brexit meets Alice in Wonderland - BBC News
BBC News 06/20/17
U.K. Leader Fends Off Challenge to Brexit Strategy
WSJ 06/12/18
Give Britain the chance to cancel Brexit, says ECJ advocate general
The Times 12/04/18
The City of London, business and Brexit
10/27/2016
Grouped Articles
London’s City Faces a Post-Brexit Dilemma
WSJ 10/27/16
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/16
Brexitology: Divining Britain’s Plan to Leave the EU
WSJ 01/11/17
Opinion poll shows UK Conservatives could fall short of overall majority | News | DW | 30.05.2017
DW.COM 05/30/17
U.K. Leader Fends Off Challenge to Brexit Strategy
WSJ 06/12/18
Give Britain the chance to cancel Brexit, says ECJ advocate general
The Times 12/04/18
Long term negative effects of Trump's economic plan for the U.S. in contrast to positive long term effects of the Clinton plan
10/18/2016
With huge borrowing and estimated at $5.3 trillion deficit Trump's economic plan has negative long term effects. It is also vague and absent many necessary details. The Clinton economic plan has positive long term effects, is careful with the deficit, and spells out the specifics. Clinton's economic plan helps to reduce wide wealth disparities pointed out by Fed chairman Janet Yellen, and increases societal integration of less advantaged groups. While the Trump Plan aggravates social tensions by increasing the share of the national income going to the wealthy at a time when unprecedented wealth disparities exist in American society.
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Would Boost Economy in Short Run but Not Long Term, Analysis Finds
WSJ 10/17/16
Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up
WSJ 10/18/16
Taxes Under Trump: Almost Everyone Pays Less and the Richest Pay a Lot Less
WSJ 12/02/16
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/16
Will the Trump Era Bring Higher Interest Rates? Don’t Count On It
The New York Times 12/14/16
Aging Population, Stagnant Productivity Challenge Donald Trump’s Growth Plan
WSJ 12/04/16
Brexit and British exports with devalued British Pound
10/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Brexit is making Britons poorer, and meaner
The Economist 10/11/16
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/16
Sterling’s Brexit Slide Sends U.K. Inflation to Two-Year High
WSJ 12/13/16
Brexitology: Divining Britain’s Plan to Leave the EU
WSJ 01/11/17
Apple App Store prices rise in UK, India and Turkey - BBC News
BBC News 01/17/17
Theresa May, Brexit, and the British working class
10/05/2016
Grouped Articles
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Pivots Party Toward Working-Class Voters
WSJ 10/05/16
Working-Class White Men Are Falling Further and Further Behind College Graduates
WSJ 10/05/16
Theresa May Brings Tenacity to Challenge of Brexit - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/01/16
‘Brexit’ Will Require a Vote in Parliament, U.K. Court Rules
The New York Times 11/03/16
U.K. Lawmakers Must Vote on Brexit, High Court Rules; Pound Surges
WSJ 11/03/16
Paul Nuttall says Ukip will 'replace Labour' after succeeding Nigel Farage as party's new leader
The Telegraph 11/28/16
How U.S. shale oil companies have weathered the slump in oil prices by 2016 and are snapping back
09/27/2016
Grouped Articles
Two Years Into Oil Slump, U.S. Shale Firms Are Ready to Pump More
WSJ 09/27/16
How American Shale Drillers Flipped OPEC’s Script
WSJ 05/24/17
U.S. Oil Exports Double, Reshaping Vast Global Markets
WSJ 06/07/17
Effort to Crush Shale Producers Only Made Them Stronger
WSJ 06/09/17
The New Tech That Terrifies OPEC
WSJ 06/01/18
Saudis Struggle to Share Pain of Pumping Less Oil
WSJ 11/30/18
Wells Fargo and the scandal about opening of bogus customer accounts in 2016
09/23/2016
Grouped Articles
Wells Fargo Tests Justice Department’s Get-Tough Approach
The New York Times 09/22/16
Wells Fargo CEO Faces Senate Grilling –Live Analysis
WSJ 09/20/16
Wells Fargo to Pay $185 Million Fine Over Account Openings
WSJ 09/08/16
Wells Fargo CEO Defends Bank Culture, Lays Blame With Bad Employees
WSJ 09/13/16
Wells Fargo eliminates sales quotas after unauthorized accounts scandal
The Guardian 09/13/16
Pervasive Sham Deals at Wells Fargo, and No One Noticed?
The New York Times 09/13/16
Warnings from the IMF and the Bank for International Settlements in 2016 as China's debt to GDP ratio exceeds 255%
09/21/2016
Grouped Articles
China facing full-blown banking crisis, world's top financial watchdog warns
The Telegraph 09/19/16
China’s Banks Are Hiding More Than $2 Trillion in Loans
WSJ 12/07/16
China’s Economy Grows 6.9%, but Warning Signs Persist
The New York Times 04/17/17
Moody’s Cuts Its China Rating for the First Time Since 1989
WSJ 05/24/17
In Downgraded China, Echoes of Japan’s Boom and Bust
WSJ 05/24/17
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the populist movements of 2016 of Trump and Sanders
08/26/2016
By missing the signals of the bubble in financial markets and letting the mortgage crisis develop upto the point that the overleveraged banks had to be rescued and the global economy went into a deep recession, the U.S. Fed created the conditions for the populist movements of 2016. Very low rates designed to help the economy recover hurt savers, further depressing the financial assets of the middle and working class. The lack of access to public colleges hurt upward mobility, and the high cost of tution led to parents assuming large amounts of student debt further depressing their condition. The assets of middle and working class people revealed at a Boston Fed sponsored Inequality conference in Oct. 2014 were shocking- the average net worth of the lower half of the distribution in the U.S., or 62 million households was an average of $11,000, with one quarter at zero net worth, according to Janet Yellen, the chairman of the Fed, America's central bank.
Grouped Articles
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington
WSJ 08/26/16
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/16
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/16
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/16
The Economic Expansion Is Helping the Middle Class, Finally
The New York Times 09/13/16
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
The New York Times 09/21/16
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/17
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