Saudi executions: business as usual in a post-Arab Spring world
Jan 04, 2016 04:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Saudi Arabias execution of 47 people on Saturday, January 2 its largest mass execution since 1980 has sparked global shock and outrage. The killing of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr has proven particularly controversial....
MXN and BRL: Oil, inflation and politics to drive price action
Jan 04, 2016 00:33 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Although MXN is somewhat cheap compared with its long-term fair value, headwinds to global demand, coupled with the consequences of lower oil prices, justify the short-term undervaluation. The risks are tilted to further...
No, Donald Trump is not a fascist …
Jan 03, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Politics
Donald Trump is many things. But no, he is not a fascist. Charges to the contrary have been made by commentators after Mr Trump controversially claimed in December 2015 that Moslems should not be allowed to enter the...
Jan 02, 2016 02:50 am UTC| Politics
Its been a dramatic year in elections around the world: old leaders were toppled, upstarts and novices seized the helm, and embattled governments somehow managed to cling on. Here, the experts who covered them take stock...
Five traits of an ethical leader
Dec 30, 2015 00:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The year just past saw many major business scandals including those at Volkswagen, 7-Eleven and Turing Pharmaceuticals. All pointed to a business culture using the end justifies the means argument to justify unethical if...
Dec 24, 2015 11:44 am UTC| Technicals Politics
Parliamentary assembly is in adjournment until February, resulting Brazilian assets a brief halt from the political turmoil, as no traces of any developments in the process of President Rousseffs charges, House Speaker...
Is US becoming socialist in its approach to regulating financial activities?
Dec 24, 2015 08:37 am UTC| Commentary Politics
For decades now, United States have been considered to wear the crown of capitalism, where business can thrive, banks can pursue new avenues and traders can make millions. But it is increasingly becoming clear that the...