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Volatility, markets and monetary policy – FT

Volatility, instability and monetary policy. Cardiff Garcia and Tracy Alloway discuss why the calm in markets is making investors and central banks so nervous — and whether they should do anything about it. For more video content from the Financial … Continue reading →

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Martin Wolf on Mexico – FT

President Enrique Peña Nieto’s reformist makeover of Mexico has wowed markets and foreign investors, if not Mexicans. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, talks to the FT’s John Paul Rathbone about the country’s prospects. For more video … Continue reading →

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Argentina Sovereign Debt – FT

The FT’s Robin Wigglesworth and Joseph Cotterill discuss Argentina’s decision to pay back its debt to the Paris Club of creditors. Argentina lost access to capital markets after its $100bn sovereign default 13 years ago. For more video content from … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

“…fear was a sign you were awake and intelligent.  Anyone who wasn’t scared had no idea how close we were to the abyss.   I was scared, too.” –  Tim Geithner,  Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises

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Daily Risk Monitor – May 29

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Larry Summers on inequality and Piketty – FT

There is an attempt to make capitalism more inclusive. But who is it excluding? John Authers asks former US treasury secretary Larry Summers if he agrees with Thomas Piketty’s thesis that inequality is increasing, and asks how capitalism can be … Continue reading →

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Doubts over Piketty inequality data – FT

FT economics editor Chris Giles and FT global economy news editor Ferdinando Giugliano raise doubts about the validity of the data in ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ by Thomas Piketty, which claims that wealth inequality is rising. For more video … Continue reading →

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What India’s Vote Mean – NY Times

As Narendra Modi swept into power as prime minister-elect Friday, a look at what India’s vote means.  – NY Times (click here if video is not observable)  

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S&P500 Heat Map – May 15

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S&P500 Heat Map – May 14

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