Michael Pettis: Money Is Not Created Out of Thin Air
A recurring conversation I have with clients concerns the ability of banks to create credit, and of governments to monetise debt, and whether this...
The desolation of a South American giant
VENEZUELAN social media is a curious thing. There are few pictures of parents proudly showing off their kids, or people buzzing with their hazy...
Mining giant guilty of bribery charges
A MINING subsidiary has pleaded guilty in a London court to seven counts of bribery in Africa.
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office exposed "profit-driven” bribery and...
The quiet influence over European business
From the factory floor of her father’s steel business, to some of the biggest boardrooms in Europe, the rise and rise of Emma Marcegaglia...
Deep Oil: Unlocking the Poles
The arrival of peak oil — the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to forever decline — has loomed for...
































