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António Guterres: SDG Champion
“The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable devastation and hardship, has brought our way of life to an almost complete halt,” he said. “The outbreak will have profound and lasting economic and social consequences in every corner of
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Markets Move in Anticipation of Boom Times
Yesterday, equity markets the world over went near-ballistic on the news that an effective vaccine had been developed to tame and possibly defeat the novel coronavirus. Already buoyed by Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, markets moved even
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Lucrezia Reichlin: Data Pioneer Hopes for a New Era of Economic Co-operation
Italian economist Lucrezia Reichlin is recognised as one of the pioneers of big data. Reichlin made history as the first female director-general of research at the European Central Bank (ECB), and currently teaches economics at London Business School. The Rome
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Trumpism 2.0: Message to Survive Delivery Malfunction
A disconnect between the medium and Trump’s message deprived the incumbent President of a second term in office. However, seventy million voters cannot be wrong – or ignored. A sizeable part of the US electorate that didn’t burst into celebration
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President Trump Silenced by Major Networks
Whilst you were not looking the five largest US tech companies added some $700 billion to their combined market cap since election day. The slightly muddled new political order taking shape in Washington is expected to benefit Big Tech. It
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The Book That Trump Rewrote
The lesson learnt from the 2020 US election is that 2016 was not a fluke. The surprise triumph of Donald Trump four years ago did not represent a momentary lapse of reason, but rather signalled the demise of the traditional
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Oops, He Did It Again?
Oops, he did it again. The choir of commentators that almost unanimously predicted a Biden landslide has been caught singing from the wrong hymn sheet. Though the outcome of yesterday’s US vote is still very much up in the air,
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Lord Waverley: Comprehensive UK Trade Policy Strategy for ‘a New Beginning’
The countdown to the United Kingdom embarking on a new chapter has begun. As I write, there are still many unknowns, the most pressing of which is whether we embark with or without a trade deal. Uncertainty will prevail until
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US Investment Analysts Have Moved On from Trump
Wall Street doesn’t believe in miracles. In anticipation of a ‘blue wave’, US investors pushed the blue-chip S&P 500 up as the nation decides on the next occupant of the White House. With some 100 million votes already cast, pundits
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Corporate America Weighing Its Options, Drifting Towards Biden
It’s the elephant in the room, quite literally, that most CEOs would prefer to quietly sulk in the far corner rather than upset their rickety apple cart, already wobbling under the strain of the Corona Pandemic. Just about the last
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