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A Tarnished Knight Riding a Broken Nag – To the Rescue of the Unbroken (#152)
Yesterday, Donald J. Trump, on becoming President, tried to portray himself as a White Knight-in-shining-armour, astride his great steed, to
Jan 21, 20175 min read


The Trump Year - That Is 2017 (#150)
Coming into the ‘New Year’, 2017, we collectively bring all our baggage of previous years with us, and thus, from day one, the New Year is
Jan 5, 20176 min read


The Shaky Steady, Unsteady State of 2016 (#148)
The global economy managed to survive 2016 without a devastating crash or blowout, so far, and to our surprise, considering the flocks of
Nov 27, 20168 min read


Hard Into the Stretch – The Blood Sport That Is The American Presidential Election (#143)
With just days to go in this 2016 US Presidential Election, both candidates, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and Republican nominee
Oct 26, 20166 min read


The First Clinton Trump Debate (#137)
Well it finally happened. The first Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, US Presidential Candidates debate. Apparently the most watched event on
Sep 27, 20165 min read


Rising Above All Challenges (#135)
The challenges of September 2016 once again proved the true grit and grace of Barack Obama. Since his election as the first African American
Sep 12, 20163 min read


G20 Summit in China (#134)
For the 2016 G20 Summit, the Chinese leadership wanted to put on a show, and by all accounts they really did.
From the very start, the
Sep 6, 20165 min read


To Brexit or Not To Brexit... (#124)
In the last few weeks, the international media has been inundated with news, opinions, predictions, discussions, pronouncements, polls, and
Jun 20, 20163 min read


The 2016 G7 Summit – A Study in Impotence (#120)
The leaders of the 7 most developed economies issued a joint declaration that highlighted the key issues they had identified, and agreed,
May 27, 20165 min read


The Fall From Grace of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (#118)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was probably no more or less corrupt than all the previous Brazilian Presidents, perhaps a bit less...
May 12, 20163 min read


The Cacophony of Daily Commentaries – Distorts Reality (#104)
From January 2016, as the global stock markets fell, some precipitously, many reasons were trotted out daily to explain the sudden drops and
Feb 29, 20166 min read


Market Routs Bring Out the Reassuring Bankers (#99)
The recent multiple stock market routs have brought out the big international bankers, heads of stock exchanges, investment bankers and
Jan 24, 20167 min read
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