The future of Chile’s economy hangs by a copper thread as Michelle Bachelet seeks to pass education and tax reforms to provide the wherewithal to deepen the welfare state that she envisions.
Copper and reforms to drive Chile’s economy under Bachelet
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Europe’s bailed out countries start to head for the exits
Ireland will exit its bailout December 15, Spain will follow early next year and Portugal probably after that, but it will be a while until Cyprus and Greece can say the same, especially if the euro zone’s recovery stumbles.
Composed Yellen gets comfortable confirmation hearing
U.S. Federal Reserve nominee looks every part the head of a central bank she is soon to be.
Modeling the optimal Yellen Fed
When she appears before the Senate’s Banking Committee on Nov. 14, it will be as the candidate of continuity.
Rubbish removal
Spain’s education minister is called out for spouting rubbish about the E.U.’s Erasmus student exchange program.
Xi Jinping’s state-owned economic reforms
Free-market capitalism has no meaning in China, if by free is meant free from the Party’s leading role.
E.U. turns the heat up on Germany
The European Commission will publish a report on Wednesday in which it’s expected to cite Germany’s large current account surplus as a potential dangerous imbalance for the Union.
Brazil joins the line to sell China corn
China is opening its doors to potentially huge volumes of grain imports with Brazil the latest grain exporter lining up to sell.
Let a thousand e-businesses bloom
China’s cyber-shoppers splurge on November 11, the world’s biggest online shopping day.
No, austerity did not work
In Europe, five years of austerity show little signs of reward for all the punishment inflicted.
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