Russian financial experts believe Putin will embrace economic reform, because it is logical, but logic has never been the driving force in Russian politics. After announcing his plans to return […]
Read MoreIn the 1990s, many economists in the U.S. and Europe predicted that the euro would fail. Yet precious few pointed to the West’s huge debt in the late 1990s – or forecast […]
Read More«Сколково», расширение столицы и ее превращение в мировой финансовый центр, укладка плиток вместо асфальта, теперь вот попытка решить проблему транспортных развязок. Государственный подход, большие планы… Но в жизни есть вещи […]
Read MoreAt the 10th International Investment Forum in Sochi, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared that Russia is a reliable partner and a good place to do business, but investors remain skeptical. […]
Read MoreEven before 9/11, politicians had a tendency to rely on poorly researched information about distant regions and culture. Since then, the situation has just gotten worse. I had just boarded […]
Read MoreMemories are fresh – 2008 redux? Most likely no, but August 2011 was the 4th worst month ever in the history of hedge fund industry worldwide. The massive global sell‐off […]
Read MoreSource: Reuters / Vostock Photo Apple didn’t always make the best product, but the company is legendary for making the public want what it was making. The announcement on Aug. […]
Read MoreDeveloped economies may be in trouble, but those in emerging markets shouldn’t write them off yet. Official reactions in Moscow and Beijing to the debt debacle in Washington provide the […]
Read MoreCalm before the Storm “In my opinion, around these levels US Government Bonds are the short of the century,” – Dr. Marc Faber, Gloom, Boom and Doom Report “Markets can […]
Read MoreThe KPRF is joining the campaigning for the State Duma elections with a lot of gloom and doom. Do they have anything better to offer? Russia’s lower house of parliament, […]
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