Markets await hints on more European Central Bank stimulus
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Markets are waiting to hear what European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has to say about on growth worries in China, scary low oil prices and the chance of more stimulus in...
View ArticleThings starting to change, but not enough
Yet again I am attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, warning about the global inequality crisis — and proposing steps to tackle it. Yet again, Oxfam has released shocking new statistics which...
View ArticleECB holds out chance of more stimulus
The Associated PressFRANKFURT (AP) — European Central Bank head Mario Draghi let rattled investors know that the bank is poised to take action as soon as its next meeting in March if plunging oil...
View ArticleImplementing pay scale hikes is the key to exit from deflation
The Yomiuri ShimbunWhether or not a high level of wage hikes can be realized in successive years will hold the key to bailing the national economy out of deflation. The Japan Business Federation...
View ArticleSluggish economies are the new western norm. But we can act to lift the gloom
When the Chinese New Year falls next month, it will become the year of the monkey, though, to date, 2016 has without doubt been all about the bear. Stock markets are feverish, the Chinese slowing...
View ArticleCES 2016: There’s No Place Like Ohm (WGA - Writers Guild of America, West)
(Source: WGA - Writers Guild of America, West) The Writers Workbench by Robert J. Elisberg CES 2016: There's No Place Like Ohm January, 2016 Yes, it's that time o' year - the Consumer Electronics Show...
View ArticleWhy Education Isn't a 2016 Campaign Issue
The conservative education reformer, Rick Hess, tells the uncomfortable truth that teachers and school patrons must recognize. Politicians often embrace education, but they typically do so in...
View ArticleThere's No Place Like Ohm
Yes, it's that time o' year -- the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Or as it's known in my world, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. This is Disneyland for Adults, with goodies and high-tech...
View ArticlePlan for young people to use superannuation to pay student debts criticised
Experts say Liberal senator’s idea would leave young workers worse off because superannuation attracts higher returns than the interest charged on debts...
View ArticleMartin O’Malley Says He Is Optimistic About Iowa Despite Long Odds
One week out from the Iowa caucuses, Martin O’Malley holds onto hope that his eight-month presidential effort won’t be for naught. The former Maryland governor, it turns out, is a glass half full kind...
View ArticleWant to Make Millions Like Oprah in 2016? These 5 Books Show You How
It was reported that last month Oprah Winfrey made anywhere from $42 to 60 million in one day. One. Day. Oprah Winfrey purchased a ten percent stake in Weight Watchers in October of this year, which...
View ArticleTranscript: Deng Thiak Adut's Australia Day speech
Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, past and present, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Ten years ago, Clover Moore, the lord mayor of Sydney, talked at the...
View ArticleVenezuela Congress Shoots Down Maduro Bid for Decree Powers
President Nicolas Maduro failed to secure far-reaching powers he says he needs to address triple-digit inflation and Venezuela’s deepest recession in over a decade as the National Assembly on Friday...
View ArticleECB raises prospect of March policy easing as outlook sours
By Francesco Canepa and John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Fading growth and inflation prospects will force the European Central Bank to review its policy stance in March, President Mario Draghi said...
View Article10 Reasons why Sub $30 Oil Is A Major Problem
A person often reads that low oil prices–for example, $30 per barrel oil prices–will stimulate the economy, and the economy will soon bounce back. What is wrong with this story? A lot of things, as I...
View ArticleAfter the Tears We'll Be Laughing At the Fed
Edwin Dale was a reporter and public official with a lengthy track record of respect from all sides. He wrote for the New York Times from 1955 until 1977, participating in his early days through the...
View ArticleCNBC Transcript: Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (CNBC Inc)
(Source: CNBC Inc) Following is the transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with the Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia at the Asian Financial Forum, conducted in Hong Kong. All...
View ArticleDraghi's Groundhog Day Heralds Seven Weeks of ECB Market Dialog
Once again, Mario Draghi has given himself a month and a half to convince investors he’ll do what’s needed to reignite consumer prices. This time he may hone the message more. The European Central Bank...
View ArticleKuroda Sees Limited Impact of Market Turmoil on Japan's Outlook
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda played down the prospect of global market turmoil causing Japanese companies to pare back plans for capital spending and wage increases, and expressed confidence...
View ArticleTranscript: Mayor Bill de Blasio Appears Live on CNN’s New Day (City of New...
(Source: City of New York, NY) January 22, 2016 Alisyn Camerota: This blizzard warning has been issued for New York City. How is the city preparing? Given all the uncertainty that Chad just talked...
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