Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/DOLLAR JUGGERNAUT The dollar has zipped to near two-year highs, leaving many scratching their heads. To many, it’s down to signs the U.S. economy is chugging ahead while the rest of […] Read more
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed no change in March and remained well below the central bank’s target, a government report Monday showed. At the same time, consumer spending surged amid a jump in expenditures on motor vehicles and health care. The core personal consumption expenditures index, which strips out volatile food and energy […] Read more
In a bid to reach out to wider segments of society during last month’s local elections, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) opted for a brand-new communication strategy, called Radical Love. Devised by political communication expert, Ates Ilyas Bassoy, the strategy is detailed in a book that is based on a comprehensive field study […] Read more
Launched in 2014, the Investment Plan for Europe – known as the ‘Juncker Plan’ – was introduced against a background of low levels of investment and sluggish growth in the aftermath of the economic crisis. It plotted a “roadmap for getting Europe back to work, to boost our economy.” But how much of an impact […] Read more
At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, died and 27 more were injured in a bus accident on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Wednesday, authorities said. The white bus overturned in a residential area in the coastal town of Canico, its mayor, Filipe Sousa, told reporters. TV images showed the vehicle on […] Read more
The fire that ravaged parts of the Notre Dame cathedral’s roof was probably caused by accident, said French prosecutors on Tuesday after firefighters finished extinguished a gigantic blaze that broke out at the iconic structure in Paris on Monday evening. More than 400 firemen worked to control the immense fire that consumed the roof and […] Read more
After nearly two years of waiting, the much-anticipated finale to the Skywalker Saga finally has a name: “The Rise of Skywalker.” At Star Wars Celebration in Chicago on Friday, Disney unveiled the first trailer for what has until now been called “Star Wars: Episode IX.” The film will not take place directly after the events […] Read more
Louise Chappell, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Scientia Professor, Law Faculty, UNSW For most of the Coalition’s time in office, gender justice concerns have received scant attention across the board. Former Women’s Minister Michaelia Cash, in fact, is probably better remembered for her sexist slurs on Bill Shorten’s female staff than any […] Read more
The U.S. is economy likely slowing from its strong rate of growth in 2018, with “important international risks” clouding the outlook, Federal Reserve vice chairman Richard Clarida said on Thursday. This summer, 10 years after the U.S. emerged from a punishing recession, “the current economic expansion almost certainly will become the longest on record,” said […] Read more
BRUSSELS — Here in the political heart of Europe, the U.K. is about to face its most dramatic crossroads in a Brexit process that has been thwarted by stubbornness and indecision. And the country will have little say over its own fate. #embed-20190314-eu-brexit-map iframe {width: 1px;min-width: 100%} On Wednesday night, 27 prime ministers and presidents […] Read more
