[unable to retrieve full-text content] IT IS an enormous privilege, and responsibility, to write for The Economist and capture a small sliver of readers’ attention. All told, there have been well over a thousand posts on this blog (the site history runs for 98 pages) as well as 546 print columns (the last will appear […]
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Everything will be on the line when Iraqis cast their ballots on Saturday to choose their next prime minister — from rebuilding the economy to the resurgence of sectarian violence and the Islamic State (ISIS). Iraq’s last parliamentary elections were held in 2014. The past four years have seen Iraq lose a third of its […]
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Hezbollah’s recent electoral success could prompt Iran to take a more aggressive approach toward Israel in the ongoing Syrian war, according to one political strategist. Although official results have not been announced, Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies were seen as the biggest winners in Lebanon’s first parliamentary vote since 2009. The militant Shia group and […]
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President Donald Trump‘s eagerly anticipated announcement on the Iran nuclear deal could be the flashpoint for a “long-lasting” uptick in oil prices, according to Barclays analysts. Crude futures hovered close to multi-year highs on Tuesday, as investors waited on Trump’s looming decision on the Iran nuclear accord. The U.S. president is due to make his […]
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Market players are closely monitoring data in the euro area over the next few weeks to see whether the European Central Bank (ECB) might be forced to extend monetary stimulus. Recent data across the euro zone has shown that economic activity in the region could be slowing down, raising doubts over the future of monetary […]
Read moreItaly could see repeat elections in July after anti-establishment parties failed to reach an agreement following the inconclusive vote in March. Rome has been in political deadlock since the outcome of the general election in early March, where no party or coalition gained a majority to govern in parliament. President Sergio Mattarella announced Monday that […]
Read moreAdecco Group reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings as the world’s largest staffing company said revenue grew at an underlying 5-6 percent rate in March and April. Switzerland-based Adecco said its revenue fell 1 percent in reported terms and rose 4 percent on an organic basis in the three months ended March 31 to 5.69 billion euros […]
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European markets are expected to open relatively mixed Tuesday morning, as investors await critical news surrounding the Iran nuclear accord. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 opens back up for trading on Tuesday, set to open 14 points higher at 7,581. Elsewhere, the French CAC 40 is expected to open relatively flat at 5,531, while Germany’s DAX […]
Read moreDUBLIN, Ohio — When Pat Tiberi announced last fall that he was retiring after representing Ohio’s 12th Congressional District for almost two decades, there was a long line of fellow Republicans waiting to replace him. The party’s primary on Tuesday will feature 10 candidates, including two state senators, a county prosecutor and a local conservative […]
Read moreVladimir Putin was sworn in for another six years as Russian president on Monday, buoyed by popular support but weighed down too by a costly confrontation with the West, a fragile economy and uncertainty about what happens when his term ends. Standing in the ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, with his hand […]
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