Turkey on trial
2011-07-25 17:15:07
Vindication comes quickly in Hollywood movies, but not in Turkey, whose courts have so far seemed oblivious to the glaring problems with evidence presented by police and prosecutors.
The Bear of Bretton Woods
2011-04-12 11:21:45
What will ultimately replace today’s dollar-centric international monetary and financial system is a tripolar system organized around the dollar, the euro, and the Chinese renminbi.
Inflationary angst
2011-04-06 13:18:34
Can central banks contain inflation? We once thought they could. Over the past 20 years, central banks around the world, including the United States Federal Reserve, pursued price stability with remarkable success.
A cure for fiscal failure?
2011-04-02 09:13:17
Jailed swindler Bernie Madoff recently summed up a lot of people’s feelings about fiscal policy, declaring that “the whole government is a Ponzi scheme.”
The California syndrome
2011-03-28 10:28:01
California has long been a harbinger of national and global trends, a birthplace of innovation in everything from technology and entertainment to lifestyles.
Greasing the brave new market's skids
2011-03-24 09:09:47
Internet firms are supposed to be all about the cutting edge, but reality and buzz sometimes conflict.
Japan's nuclear morality tale
2011-03-16 13:42:11
The troubles of the Fukushima nuclear-power plant - and other reactors – in northeast Japan have dealt a severe blow to the global nuclear industry.
A race to hunger
2011-03-15 09:41:54
Spectators at February's Daytona 500 in Florida were handed green flags to wave in celebration of the news that the race's stock cars now use gasoline with 15% corn-based ethanol.
A slowing Chinese economy?
2011-03-10 09:17:24
Chinese officials warn that their economy is poised to slow.
Global imbalances without tears
2011-03-04 09:49:28
Doctors have long known that it is not just how much you eat, but what you eat, that contributes to or diminishes your health.
Asia's chains that bind
2011-03-03 10:52:51
Asian manufacturers have always migrated in search of cheaper labor. Until recently, China seemed their ultimate destination, claiming an ever larger share of investment by Asia's huge production networks.
Why Europe needs automatic haircuts
2011-03-01 09:47:44
Having already agreed to double the AAA-rated lending capacity of the European Financial Stability Facility, European Union countries are now discussing the conditions under which the EFSF's funds will be made available.