Opinion

Wednesday 04/May/2016 16:44 PM

Four tasks for Trump before he's president

Donald Trump sealed his extraordinary march to the Republican presidential nomination with a victory in the Indiana primary. Now he faces what may be an...

Wednesday 04/May/2016 16:25 PM

A role reversal for Myanmar and Thailand

Rarely do next-door neighbours move as rapidly in opposite political directions as Thailand and Myanmar have in recent years. After more than a half-century...

Tuesday 03/May/2016 17:47 PM

Emerging markets should go for the gold

Are emerging-market central banks overweight in dollars and underweight in gold? Given a slowing global economy, in which emerging markets are probably very...

Tuesday 03/May/2016 17:21 PM

American democracy at risk

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, is a confident man. Having built one of the greatest businesses in history, and having...

Tuesday 03/May/2016 16:41 PM

Bitcoin's creator is human. Get over it

Craig Wright, a compulsive degree collector from Australia, has officially laid claim to the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym used by the mysterious...

Monday 02/May/2016 17:22 PM

A basic income should be the next big thing

Now and then a worthy economic proposal comes along that seems as politically unattainable as it is sensible. Then, on closer inspection, you see that...

Monday 02/May/2016 17:08 PM

US decline is campaign hype, not reality

As in any US national election without an incumbent president, the candidates are painting a not very pretty picture. With Republican front-runner Donald...