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What benefit can Europe really expect from the investment deal with Beijing? What was the EU going to do in this mess? It is roughly in these terms that one could describe how was perceived the [...]

The RCEP, free trade agreement seals the Asian and even more the Chinese “pivot”. As impressive as it is, it bears many ambiguities. It is the agreement of the century and the one of all records. [...]

The last-minute suspension of Ant Group’s IPO has cast doubt on Chinese financial practices. The simultaneous listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong promised to be historic. Not only did the IPO was [...]

The virus is under control, growth is back, financial markets are attractive… Is China the next puzzle for responsible investors? While our tv screens display more about the “second [...]

The battle for the presidential election will focus on the results and the economic promises of the candidates. What can investors expect from them? The first televised debate turned out to a [...]

Reclaiming economic sovereignty, protecting jobs … The virus of protectionism is spreading in doses that are less and less homeopathic. The evidence is more striking every day: the Covid-19 [...]

Alberto Alesina advocated for a well understood and well-managed austerity. Against the tide today, will it soon be in the wind? Will there be an “Alesina moment” as there was a [...]

After a moment of suspense, Italy has just seen its note confirmed by the credit agencies. Was it really necessary to reach these extremes? Italy, confined since March 9, did not need this! Since [...]

Between China and the United States, the economic war continues on other grounds, and by other means. As we know, a strictly economic and financial assessment of the current situation would [...]

L’euro a déjà surmonté de rudes épreuves. Ses détracteurs, comme ses soutiens, continuent de tirer argument de cette construction originale. Le 31 décembre 1998 à midi, nous étions nombreux dans [...]