World wide the instruments that brought down economies five years ago are again attracting investors.  Article

Deputy Mayor of Paris district accused.  Article

Global concern has mounted over a weakening trend in the Chinese economy, an important driver of global growth, and in exports in particular as the broader global slowdown and European debt crisis have impacted shipments from China.  Article

George Will in the Washington Post suggests that Richard Fischer of the Dallas Fed is on the right track about the five biggest banks in the US.  Article  We recently ran a speech by Fisher Article

Most economists have bet on Brazil.   But  Mexico has caught their attention again.   The Economist suggests why.  Article

Report warns that Britain’s safe haven status for global investors will not last and that non-euro countries are being complacent.  Article

South Africa’s capital markets remain far better regulated and more liquid than others in Africa. But the continent’s largest economy is otherwise losing its competitive edge as a directionless government under President Jacob Zuma struggles to address industrial unrest, rising costs and growing social pressures. These are straining already sluggish growth and undermining the country’s value as a gateway to the rest of Africa.  Article

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