INT

  • May 23, 2019
  • 7 min read

Risks outweigh rewards for very large EU bank mergers

The failed talks between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank highlight both the perils and promise of combining

International
  • May 22, 2019
  • 7 min read

Odds are stacking against Huawei in Canada

The Trudeau administration is weighing China’s economic links against growing US pressure on security grounds

Canada
  • May 22, 2019
  • 14 min read

Differing demographic trends create chances and tests

Demographic trends will increasingly influence a country’s potential growth and the policy mix it requires

International
  • May 16, 2019
  • 7 min read

Europe's national regulators hold key to GDPR success

The first year of the GDPR has proved less transformative than anticipated, raising expectations for its second year

Europe
  • May 15, 2019
  • 7 min read

Securing new non-China rare earths will be challenging

The world relies on China's rare earths, sparing them from US tariffs, but efforts to lessen the dependence are halting

International
  • May 15, 2019
  • 7 min read

Election meddling will take new insidious forms

Social media efforts to prevent foreign election interference may already be obsolete

International
  • May 14, 2019
  • 7 min read

US-China trade deal and tariff removal will recede

The escalation in the US-China tariffs and the risk of more will make the talks increasingly tense and tricky to resolve

China
  • May 13, 2019
  • 7 min read

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

Lower capital spending by manufacturers in the current economic slowdown may hold back industrial transformation

International