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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.
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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
The impact of Brexit on the British pound
10/04/2016
Grouped Articles
Pound Drops to Three-Decade Low Against Dollar on Brexit Concerns
WSJ 10/04/2016
Brexit Turns Ugly for Pound, Gilts
WSJ 10/07/2016
What's happening to the pound? - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/2016
Brexit is making Britons poorer, and meaner
The Economist 10/11/2016
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/2016
Tied to Europe, Britain’s Car Industry Is Vulnerable After ‘Brexit’
The New York Times 12/08/2016
Deutsche Bank and the $14 billion legal settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in September 2016
09/27/2016
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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
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
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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.
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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
Paying for upward mobility and infrastructure in the U.S.- the number 34 and why it matters
08/12/2016
Infrastructure building would boost growth and jobs for the working class, providing access to public universities by removing high tution barriers would enable upward mobility for a once again growing middle class.
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The New York Times 08/12/2016
Trump a Working-Class Hero? A Blue-Collar Town Debates His Credentials
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/2016
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/2016
The Economic Expansion Is Helping the Middle Class, Finally
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Struggling to Serve at the Nation’s Richest University
The New York Times 10/24/2016
Malaysia's 1MDB Fund and Goldman Sachs
08/04/2016
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Goldman Pressed by N.Y. Regulator for More Details on 1MDB Inquiries
WSJ 08/04/2016
Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs
WSJ 12/17/2018
1MDB Case in Malaysia Deepens Goldman’s Crisis
New York Times 12/18/2018
1MDB scandal: The playboys, PMs and partygoers
BBC News 04/05/2019
Malaysia Charges Goldman Sachs Executives in 1MDB Scandal
NYTimes.com 08/09/2019
Philip Hammond, Britain's new Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2016
07/15/2016
Britain's new Treasury chief in 2016 in the cabinet of Theresa May. He was Foreign Secretary under Cameron.
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U.K.’s Philip Hammond Looks to Dispel Uncertainty Over Economy
WSJ 07/14/2016
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Pivots Party Toward Working-Class Voters
WSJ 10/05/2016
Britain and the two year period after invoking Article 50 to leave the European Union
06/25/2016
Article 50 of the European Union Treaty has the provision for a country to leave which has never been used. This Article sets out a two year period for negotiations between the EU and Britain for a new arrangement on trade and other matters.
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If Britain Favors ‘Brexit,’ Changes Will Come Slowly
The New York Times 06/22/2016
Brexit: Germany rules out informal negotiations - BBC News
BBC News 01/27/2016
European Union Leaders Meet Without Britain for First Time After Brexit Vote
WSJ 06/29/2016
Poll: Brexit vote boosts support for EU in Germany | News | DW.COM | 08.07.2016
DW.COM 07/08/2016
The Economist 08/18/2016
‘Brexit’ Will Require a Vote in Parliament, U.K. Court Rules
The New York Times 11/03/2016
Opening up the Indian economy in 2016 with new rules for foreign investment under the Modi government
06/20/2016
New rules in retail stores suspend local sourcing requirements for 3-5 years for IKEA, Apple and other companies. Investments of 100 percent allowed in defense and civil aviation, food products sectors. In pharmaceuticals upto 74 percent ownership allowed with no government approval needed.
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India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment
The New York Times 06/20/2016
The Economist 08/06/2016
Narendra Modi’s Party Wins Big in Uttar Pradesh, India’s Largest State
The New York Times 03/11/2017
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
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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
The Megapolis project for Colombo, Sri Lanka, calling for $40 billion investment over 15 years
09/27/2016
Grouped Articles
Colombo to become a smart city | Asia | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/16
Sri Lanka signs port deal for China's one-belt one-road plan | News | DW | 30.07.2017
DW.COM 07/30/17
Sri Lanka launches new port in Hambantota | Asia | DW | 16.08.2010
DW.COM 08/16/10
How U.S. shale oil companies have weathered the slump in oil prices by 2016 and are snapping back
09/27/2016
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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
Warnings from the IMF and the Bank for International Settlements in 2016 as China's debt to GDP ratio exceeds 255%
09/21/2016
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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.
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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
Bank of England's interest rates cut in August 2016 to avoid a recession following Brexit
08/12/2016
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Bank of England unveils four-pronged stimulus package in bid to avoid Brexit recession
The Telegraph 08/04/16
The Economist 08/06/16
The Economist 08/18/16
What’s Next for Business After ‘Brexit’?
08/22/16
Brexit Turns Ugly for Pound, Gilts
WSJ 10/07/16
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/16
Donald Trump's economic advisory team with John Paulson, and many businessmen from the hedge funds and financial industry- at odds with the image of being with Main Street
08/05/2016
The 2008 financial crisis hurt the prospects of older white Americans who faced higher unemployment. It also led to the rescue of the financial industry and rates dropping to zero hurting the savings of ordinary Americans, and as the FDIC's Sheila Bair pointed out not much done to rescue homeowners under water. During the 2008 election candidates John McCain and Barrack Obama, both had connections to the real estate and financial industry, to lobbyists for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as cited in the media. This time is no different with Clinton and Trump both having connections to Wall Street yet seeking the support of ordinary Americans hurt by the 2008 financial crisis. The only difference is that Clinton faces a movement within her party led by Bernie Sanders that calls for a different approach this time. There is also little difference between the economic team that Jeb Bush put together in its connections to Wall Street with Columbia University Business School Dean Hubbard and that of Trump.
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Donald Trump’s new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message
Washington Post 08/05/16
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Spar Over Economic Proposals
WSJ 08/09/16
Trump’s Empire: a Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties
The New York Times 08/20/16
If Trump Gets His Way, Real Estate Will Get Even More Tax Breaks
The New York Times 09/01/16
Where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Stand on Wall Street
WSJ 09/16/16
New Clinton, Trump budget numbers
POLITICO 09/22/16
The 2016 Republican and Democratic party platforms that call for reinstatement of Glass Steagall Act and changes in trade negotiations to put America first
07/20/2016
The Republican platform for 2016 is very different than the 2012 platform. The word deficit when it occurs is for trade deficit not fiscal deficit. Under both parties tougher regulation for banks with memories of the 2008 crisis and how it hurt ordinary Americans, The same for trade and the way it has hurt Americans in manufacturing- new trade negotiations will be tougher, companies in the domestic market will have better terms and exporters will face tougher environment overseas.
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What the New GOP Means for Wall Street
WSJ 07/19/16
Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Remarks on Taxes, Debt and Crime
WSJ 07/22/16
Hillary Clinton’s New Democrats
The New York Times 07/26/16
Goldman Sachs Not Sure It Can Sell Private-Equity Stakes
WSJ 08/04/16
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/16
Bernie Sanders voters look for a path forward
CNN 10/21/16
European stock markets in 2016 following the Brexit Leave vote in Britain
07/15/2016
The decline in European stock markets after the Brexit vote with the increased uncertainty
Grouped Articles
Brexit Speeds Flight From European Stocks
WSJ 07/13/16
German investors digest Brexit shock | Business | DW.COM | 16.08.2016
DW.COM 08/16/16
British CEOs Consider Relocation After Brexit, KPMG Survey Shows
WSJ 09/26/16
Pound Drops to Three-Decade Low Against Dollar on Brexit Concerns
WSJ 10/04/16
It’s Springtime for Investing in Europe
WSJ 05/03/17
The impact of the vote for Brexit on financial markets and business
06/24/2016
Grouped Articles
Turbulence and Uncertainty for the Market After ‘Brexit’
The New York Times 06/23/16
Signs Suggest Warnings of Brexit Upheaval Could Prove True
The New York Times 06/24/16
Signs Suggest Warnings of Brexit Upheaval Could Prove True
The New York Times 06/24/16
If Britain Favors ‘Brexit,’ Changes Will Come Slowly
The New York Times 06/22/16
German press, politicians rail against Farage for abandoning ship | News | DW.COM | 05.07.2016
DW.COM 07/05/16
German investors digest Brexit shock | Business | DW.COM | 16.08.2016
DW.COM 08/16/16
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