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I am going to leave my market-based analysis and enter the murky waters of the political economy. I don’t like the uncertainty of the political economy, given how it is based on the quixotic and unpredictable actions of individuals. But the political economy is important in crisis situations and … Read entire story.
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London (AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to defeat jihadists and defended Britain’s secret services on Friday after media reports named Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” as London graduate Mohammed Emwazi.”We will do everything we can with the police, the security services, with all that we have at our …
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares soared on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden's surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI's broadest index …
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out retaliatory airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the militias they back, the U.S. military said, after a deadly attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops and injured some […]