Gold price falls to six-year low … as a defensive asset that performs well in periods of economic turmoil but poorly in more stable, higher interest-rate environments, has been in steady decline...Read More
PolicyCast: Carmen Reinhart on what has worked in past sovereign debt crises On this week’s episode of the Harvard Kennedy School PolicyCast, we speak with economist and HKS Professor Carmen Rei...Read More
Argentinian bank joins ADB trade finance programme Ever since the 2001 debt crisis crippled the country’s economy, Argentina has been struggling with reduced access to international credit marke...Read More
JSE opens firmer as banks rocket on Gordhan re-appointment The re-appointment of Mr Gordhan overshadowed technical events on the day following a torrid end-of-the-week trading on Friday, which saw the...Read More
The junk bond market’s early warning signs are all flashing red for the global … Those who lend money to countries are relatively phlegmatic because governments only rarely default on thei...Read More
This video is based on the essay in the St. Louis Fed’s 2011 annual report, published in May 2012. Also find out about the possible implications for the U.S....Read More
Italy back on track, open for business Italy has compiled a comprehensive reform plan and has seen positive effects as it moves out of recession stemming from the sovereign debt crisis a few years ago...Read More
The High Cost to Turkey of the Syrian Civil War Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, November 26. As world lea...Read More