International

  • Sep 21, 2012
  • 6 min read

Government support will sustain global biofuel markets

Governments have been keen to promote biofuels because they often generate less carbon emissions...

International
  • Sep 20, 2012
  • 6 min read

A long period of slow global growth could lie ahead

The 30 years preceding the financial crisis of 2008-09 witnessed rapid financial market...

International
  • Sep 19, 2012
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Rising global food prices fuel political risk

The drought-induced shortfall in the 2012 US maize harvest will leave world maize stocks...

International
  • Sep 18, 2012
  • 6 min read

QE3 points to stronger emerging-market currencies

Real returns on risk-free assets are zero or negative, and equity market volatility is an...

International
  • Sep 17, 2012
  • 6 min read

Pressure for board gender diversity increases globally

Nine EU countries wrote to the European Commission rejecting its proposal requiring 40% of board...

International
  • Sep 12, 2012
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Emerging markets will support global M&As recovery

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity tends to be cyclically influenced. While many M&A deals are...

International
  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter

The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...

International
  • Sep 10, 2012
  • 7 min read

Tin will outperform other metals in late 2012

Tin prices came under pressure in early 2012, responding both to market pessimism regarding...

International