Briferendum Aftermath Series

A second Brexit vote is a real possibility now – here's why it should happen

Nov 18, 2016 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Thanks to a ruling in Londons high court, the UK appears to be moving towards making a decision about what Brexit means in a more democratic way. The flaws of the first EU referendum are well known. Despite being only...

Higher inflation expectations likely to impact US wage inflation

Nov 18, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The Fed has disappointed markets by failing to deliver the higher fed funds target rate for the best part of 2015 and 2016. FOMC statement from the latest November meeting showed that members wanted some further evidence...

What you should know about South Korea's political scandal: the same old story – but with a twist?

Nov 18, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The allegations involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her friend of 40 years, Choi Soon-Sil, has all the hallmarks of an old-fashioned scandal in the country. But things are nonetheless not looking good for...

Worrisome Signs Series

Deutsche Bank turmoil shows risks of weakening bank capital standards

Nov 18, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Deutsche Bank, a venerable 146-year-old bank whose very name symbolizes the German financial system, has recently found itself in considerable turmoil. The kicker came in September when the Department of Justice slapped...

US Election Series

2016 presidential advertising focused on character attacks

Nov 17, 2016 23:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The general election ads from the 2016 presidential campaign represented a referendum on each candidates character. And in this ad race, there were no winners. Both the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns...

US Election Series

Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all

Nov 17, 2016 23:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The recent U.S. election exposed two major intersecting fault lines in America that, if left unchecked, could soon produce an era of social and economic upheaval unlike any in our history. First, it revealed deep...

Migrant Crisis Series

Why Europe's 'fortress' approach to migration crisis won't work

Nov 17, 2016 23:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Between January and November 2015, approximately 1.5 million migrants reached the European Union through the Mediterranean Sea. This high level of migration continued in 2016. Several European countries that previously...