Yellow Vests

I am traveling with a friend, at what seems like a snails pace, through the Burgundy countryside. In truth Françoise is just respecting the 80 kph (50 mph) speed limit on country roads, introduced last year. Were beetling along the Route de Sermoise …

Read the first part of this series here. The elements of a new international financial crisis are in place. Although we do not know when it will break out, it is unavoidable, and its impact on world economy will be as significant as the 1880s-90s, 1930s-40s …

Governments are failing to heed the pleas of their central bankers for more spending to support a slowing world economy. Monetary policy makers say they're running out of room to cut interest rates, which are already at historic lows, and it's time for their…

(Bloomberg) -- Governments are failing to heed the pleas of their central bankers for more spending to support a slowing world economy. Monetary policy makers say theyre running out of room to cut interest rates, which are already at historic lows, and its t…

(Bloomberg) -- Governments are failing to heed the pleas of their central bankers for more spending to support a slowing world economy.Monetary policy makers say theyre running out of room to cut interest rates, which are already at historic lows, and its tim…

The unrest is gripping the Catalan capital, as well as other cities, for the third consecutive day. The mass rallies were sparked by Spain’s Supreme Court’s Monday ruling that sentenced nine Catalan pro-independence top brass to jail terms between nine and 13…

Introduction and summary Since 2016, concern over the resurgence of illiberal populist political parties and movements has been palpable in Europe and the United States. The election of Donald Trump, the United Kingdoms referendum to leave the European Union…

AFP 15th Oct 2019 21:06:00 GMT +0300 Thousands of professional firefighters parade in Paris to denounce the lack of staff and recognition of their profession, October 15, 2019. Thousands of professional firefighters "angry" marched Tuesday…

English version This interview has been first published in french. You can find the original text by clicking on the link below. The latest decisions of the Board of Governors - negative rate, resumption of indefinite debt purchases - triggered a torrent of…

As he was preparing to return from his exile in the United States, the Czech filmmaker Milos Forman declared, I live in the jungle and I am preparing to return to the zoo. This metaphor allowed him to contrast the liberty of the West (the jungle) with the iso…