All parties involved in the Ukraine conflict are now manoeuvring for position in advance of the peace talks proposed by the incoming Donald Trump administration. What we do not know — and will not, until talks actually take place — is which of these positions are intended firmly to be held, which are initial bargaining counters, and which are intended to block the possibility of talks succeeding.
EU politics
Ashoka Mody: Greek bonds now yield less than Treasurys, and that’s as irrational as it was in 2007
Today’s cheer in eurozone financial markets obscures a steadily weakening economic foundation Read here
Finance
Larry Elliot: The truth is that Trump has a point about globalisation
Actually this article is about the retreat of globalisation. It is not only Trump who is criticising globalisation, but Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn as well. The Chinese never opted in, Russia has already opted […]
Finance
Resolution Foundation: We’re getting poorer, but it’s not (just) Brexit
In Britain the household income per person has fallen in each of the past four quarters. Matthew Whittaker is of the opinion that Brexit is not the only reason for this. Read here
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