The latest speculation economic and corporate political news from around the world, pay-walled for the rich and privileged.
Record $600bn pours into global bond funds in 2024
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Investors piled into fixed income in bet on falling interest rates
Qatar will ‘stop’ EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Energy minister warns Doha ‘not bluffing’ over hefty penalties in corporate sustainability directive
‘Fear in the market’: Brazil’s fiscal shortfall sends currency plumbing new lows
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
President faces greatest challenge in his third term as leader
Indian cinema turns to high-octane movies to overcome box office ‘famine’
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Action films from country’s south have won audience favour while Bollywood has endured string of flops
Valencia floods: the scandal of a disaster foretold
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Political leaders, on the day and over the decades, failed to heed warnings — or issue them as the waters surged
Intesa Sanpaolo chief calls on governments to stay out of banking deals
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Comments from head of Italy’s largest bank Carlo Messina come as rival UniCredit battles opposition from Berlin and Rome
Trump and the power of Mar-a-Lago
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
The former property developer well understands how buildings and spaces can be used effectively as propaganda
Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Swift exit would remove global health body’s main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies
German election 2025: What are the main campaign pledges?
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Big parties propose sharply diverging plans to revive fortunes of Europe’s largest economy
How the US can overcome China’s gallium ban
22 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Washington needs to move fast if it wants to find other sources