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U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change agreement in 2017
05/31/2017
Grouped Articles
Trump 'poised to quit Paris climate deal' - BBC News
BBC News 05/31/2017
DW.COM 05/31/2017
China and EU strengthen commitment to Paris deal with US poised to step away
The Guardian 05/31/2017
Trump Will Start Years-Long Process to Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
The New York Times 06/01/2017
The Paris Climate Deal: How to Understand Trump’s Decision
The New York Times 06/01/2017
Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris
The New York Times 12/12/2015
Quarterly GDP growth in China in 2017
04/17/2017
Grouped Articles
China’s Economy Grows 6.9%, but Warning Signs Persist
The New York Times 04/17/2017
Moody’s Cuts Its China Rating for the First Time Since 1989
WSJ 05/24/2017
The Bank of England under Mark Carney and Brexit
11/27/2016
Grouped Articles
The Telegraph 11/27/2016
U.K. Job Numbers Raise Concerns for Economy After Brexit Vote
WSJ 12/14/2016
Brexitology: Divining Britain’s Plan to Leave the EU
WSJ 01/11/2017
Apple App Store prices rise in UK, India and Turkey - BBC News
BBC News 01/17/2017
Give Britain the chance to cancel Brexit, says ECJ advocate general
The Times 12/04/2018
Brexit and the uncertainty generated for business
11/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Brexit Court Ruling Further Clouds the Horizon for Companies
WSJ 11/03/2016
Brexitology: Divining Britain’s Plan to Leave the EU
WSJ 01/11/2017
U.K.’s Economic Divide Takes Focus as May’s Lead in Polls Shrinks Ahead of Election
WSJ 06/06/2017
Brexit meets Alice in Wonderland - BBC News
BBC News 06/20/2017
U.K. Leader Fends Off Challenge to Brexit Strategy
WSJ 06/12/2018
Give Britain the chance to cancel Brexit, says ECJ advocate general
The Times 12/04/2018
Britain's steel industry in 2016- closing of Tata Steel plants and layoffs
03/31/2016
Grouped Articles
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/2016
Tata replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman with Ratan Tata - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/2016
In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly
The New York Times 12/17/2016
The IMF in Africa in 2016 following the collapse in commodity prices
03/05/2016
Grouped Articles
IMF’s African Push Reopens Old Wounds
Wall Street Journal 03/05/2016
Young, Urban and Poor: Africans Fight Back
WSJ 02/05/2019
The mining equipment industry 2014-2017
02/01/2016
Grouped Articles
For Mining Chiefs, Doomsday Scenarios Could Become Reality
Wall Street Journal 02/01/2016
Arch Coal bankruptcy in Jan. 2015
01/12/2016
Grouped Articles
Arch Coal Files for Bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2016
Massey CEO Don Blankenship
12/03/2015
Grouped Articles
Jury Convicts Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship of Conspiracy
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2015
Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2016
Donald Blankenship Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Mine Safety Case
New York Times 04/06/2016
Weaker currencies in emerging markets leading to expansion by mining companies in 2015
10/23/2015
The expansion is leading to further price declines.
Grouped Articles
Why Miners Keep Expanding, as Prices Collapse
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2015
Simple facts about China in 2015
09/23/2015
China's per person GNP is about one fourth the U.S. on a purchasing parity basis which covers the cheaper price of goods and services in developing countries. But this does not reflect the wealth distribution which is highly skewed geographically to regions on the coast and around cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and in the population with wealth concentrated with the people in the top 20% of the population. As a result most people in China make only a small fraction of what Americans make. Wealth and incomes are also skewed in the U.S. since 2000 but not as much as in China. This is why China as a whole may not have arrived at middle income status. The other characteristics of China are the huge focus on infrastructure building through state run companies and banks, use of a large portion of the world's commodity resources, which is now winding down as China shifts to a more consumer driven economy. The boom years of growth are now behind China, and China faces further hurdles to growth in the next decade with the deb to GDP ratio estimated at about 270%. The Communist Party of China sees itself as the only way for China to continue the path to modernization and growth.
Grouped Articles
7 simple questions and answers to understand China and the U.S. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/23/2015
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia 2015-2017
09/14/2015
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2015
Malcolm Turnbull Defeats Tony Abbott to Become Prime Minister of Australia
New York Times 09/14/2015
Despite Earlier Spat, Smooth Sailing Aboard Intrepid for Trump and Turnbull
The New York Times 05/04/2017
Australian Government Accuses New Zealand of Trying to Undermine It
The New York Times 08/15/2017
Australian court disqualifies Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce over citizenship | News | DW | 27.10.2017
DW.COM 10/27/2017
Climate Change Policy Toppled Australia’s Leader. Here’s What It Means for Others.
New York Times 08/24/2018
The transition in China as its cuts overcapacity in steel and other heavy industry- closing of the Pagchenggang steel factory in Chengdu
09/08/2015
The Chengdu Iron and Steel factory was started in 1958 as China began its first efforts at industrialization under Mao's Communist China. It finally closed in 2015, as China moved to close older less efficient polluting facilities first, under an overall plan to cut overcapacity in steel and other sectors. Workers laid off get 2 years of payment of about 1500 yuan or $235 per month, and are required to take retraining classes. Older workers get buyouts.
Grouped Articles
China’s Shift Away From Industry Drains Life From a Steel Town
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2015
U.S. Imposes 266% Duty on Some Chinese Steel Imports
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2016
How China Built a Steel Behemoth and Convulsed World Trade
WSJ 12/24/2018
Moody's downgrade of China's credit rating in May 2019 as debt to GDP remains over 250%
05/24/2017
Grouped Articles
In Downgraded China, Echoes of Japan’s Boom and Bust
WSJ 05/24/17
China’s Downgrade: It’s Not Just About the Government
WSJ 05/24/17
Minas Gerais state, Brazil- the faltering Brazilian economy in 2016-2017
12/19/2016
Grouped Articles
A Geographic Shift in Brazil Mining Leaves a Storied Region Hurting
WSJ 12/19/16
Filling the shoes of Jamsetji, JRD and Ratan Tata- problems at Tata Group with the ouster of Cyrus Mistry as CEO in 2016
11/21/2016
Grouped Articles
Tata crisis: How do you sack a boss who won't go? - BBC News
BBC News 11/21/16
Cyrus Mistry resigns from Tata boards - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
Tata replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman with Ratan Tata - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly
The New York Times 12/17/16
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
Tata Steel's UK plants and planned layoffs in 2016
03/31/2016
Grouped Articles
15,000 Layoffs? China’s Bust Is the West’s Suffering
Wall Street Journal 04/01/16
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/16
Cyrus Mistry resigns from Tata boards - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
Tata replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman with Ratan Tata - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly
The New York Times 12/17/16
U.S. import duties on Chinese steel in 2016
03/02/2016
Grouped Articles
U.S. Imposes 266% Duty on Some Chinese Steel Imports
Wall Street Journal 03/02/16
Vale SA and financial situation following sharp drop in commodity prices by 2016
01/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Brazil’s Vale Will Draw $3 Billion From Credit Lines
Wall Street Journal 01/13/16
For Mining Chiefs, Doomsday Scenarios Could Become Reality
Wall Street Journal 02/01/16
Faltering communications of policymakers at the People's Bank of China and in the government in Beijing with financial markets in 2016
01/06/2016
Following missteps in the summer of 2015 China's central bank PBOC officials faltered again as they sent different signals to financial markets in Shanghai- first PBOC failing to roll over a credit line of $19.9 billion to China Development Bank on Jan 4, 2015, and then with a sharp decline in the market triggering halt in trading mechnisms moving to inject the same amount into the financial system. Chinese officials are keenly ware of the need to increase productivity of business investment and reduce crippling oversupply in steel and other materials but not clear on how to proceed.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Muddles Markets With Mixed Signals
Wall Street Journal 01/06/16
China Stocks: Trading Called Off for Second Time This Week
Wall Street Journal 01/07/16
Confused by China’s Yuan? It’s Intentional
Wall Street Journal 01/15/16
How China’s Big Lending Push Comes Up Short
Wall Street Journal 03/01/16
BHP Billiton Brazil
11/16/2015
Grouped Articles
BHP Billiton to Face Questions From Shareholders
Wall Street Journal 11/16/15
BHP Slips as Brazil Troubles Mount
Wall Street Journal 11/30/15
Alcoa's plan to split into two entities in 2015- the first focussed on aluminium, the second on value added activities in transportation
09/28/2015
Grouped Articles
Alcoa to Split as Aluminum Glut Pressures Prices
Wall Street Journal 09/29/15
How Alcoa’s Split Can Win Investors Back
Wall Street Journal 09/29/15
Alcoa to Split Into 2 Companies
New York Times 09/28/15
Alcoa Swings to a Loss on Charges
Wall Street Journal 01/12/16
China's plan in September 2015 to reorganize its state owned enterprises in key sectors as state owned asset management firms with minority private investors and operating to maximize profits
09/14/2015
Energy, resources and telecom sectors will be taken up to create new entities that operate like private companies to maximize profits, hire managers at market rates, and take on private investors. The state will continue to maintain its ownership but require the companies to operate and compete similar to private firms. After intense discussion the Singapore model at Temasek is accepted upto a point, the senior management will still be appointed by the Chinese government. The current plan reflects the experience of Chinese president Xi Jinping in Zhejiang province and Shanghai where the private component in a state enterprise provided vigor to the enterprise. Movement is slow because of competing views within the Communist Party and Sasac, the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
Grouped Articles
China Unveils Overhaul of Bloated State Sector
Wall Street Journal 09/14/15
Full Transcript: Interview With Chinese President Xi Jinping
Wall Street Journal 09/22/15
Xi Gives America Inc. a Reality Check
Wall Street Journal 09/22/15
Opinion | Xi Jinping’s Dilemma
International New York Times 04/27/17
Faces in China as China pulls back from overcapacity in steel, cement, and other industries- 2015-2016
09/08/2015
Serious effforts to tackle overcapacity in the steel industry begin in 2015, with closing of older, less efficient and polluting facilities. The Pangchenggang factory in Chengdu is closed in 2015, one of many being shut down to cut overcapacity in steel, cement and other heavy industry.
Grouped Articles
China’s Shift Away From Industry Drains Life From a Steel Town
Wall Street Journal 09/08/15
How China Built a Steel Behemoth and Convulsed World Trade
WSJ 12/24/18
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