Can The Swiss Central Bank Still Control The Franc In The Future?
The decision last week by the Swiss central bank to remove a three-year cap on the Franc reeks of a surrender to market forces and it remains to be seen whether SNB can claw back its control over the...
View ArticleGreek Vote Forces Europe To Face Up To Dismal Euro Dilemma
Greek voters have handed the anti-austerity radical left-wing Syriza party an unprecedented landslide victory. It is not a drama and it will not cause the Eurozone to fall apart. The vote result should...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis Calls For Peacekeepers, Not Arms Supplies
The war in the east of Ukraine is showing no signs of any letdown and peace talks proved illusory. There are some calls to send arms to the Ukrainian government troops. It would be better to send blue...
View ArticleECB Contains Greek Liquidity Infection, Urges Syriza Surgery
The European Central Bank told the newly elected Syriza anti-austerity government to address the country's economic illness with urgent surgery and stop searching abroad for a miracle cure. The new...
View ArticleFrance and Germany Enter "Last Call" Ukraine Peace Talks With Russia
The president of France and Chancellor of Germany are launching crucial peace talks to solve the Ukraine crisis on Thursday in what could become a long-overdue solution or a repeat to a “Munich” like...
View ArticleIt Is Not Up To The U.S.A. To Start A War In Europe Over Ukraine With Russia
The Ukraine crisis is a tinderbox that could inflame the continent. The United States should not strike the match to light it. If there has to be war in Europe, leave it up to the Europeans to take...
View ArticleUkraine Truce Will Only Hold If Deeper Tension In Europe Abates
A truce seems finally to be settling in east Ukraine. Obviously the underlying problem is not solved and the Minsk accord is not more nor less than a step in de-escalation of a standoff that was...
View ArticleFrench Nuclear Industry Faces Shake-Up Amid Areva Loss
The French nuclear sector is going through a very difficult phase and nuclear reactor maker Areva may need a recapitalisation and restructuring to cope with losses. In the end, France will have to...
View ArticleFor Greece, Reason Prevails Over Passion As Syriza Makes Fresh Promises To...
The Greek government has made a series of commitments to its European partners in order to secure financial support and presented a list of concessions that look at odds with the election promises that...
View ArticleGreek Government Hemmed In Between A Rock And A Hard Place; Compromise...
The Greek government is sailing on rough seas between Scylla and Charybdis and it needs to avoid both dangers of international debt failure or internal election setback and street protests. A wider...
View ArticleFrench Mainstream Parties Remain Incapable Of Stopping Rise Of Le Pen's...
The French right-wing extremist and populist Front National, led by the charismatic Marine Le Pen, looks set to make fresh gains at coming regional elections on the back of protest votes by people who...
View ArticleFrench Telecom Operator Free Seems Boxed In, Looking For Next Move
Free, the perky challenger in the French telecoms market that knocked the other operators into the ropes during the past few years, now seems to be taking blows and is looking for an opening. Founder...
View ArticleEurope Should Keep Ukraine Sanctions On Russia, Help Stricken Sectors And...
European Union leaders will be meeting to take stock on the sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. They should be aware that the situation remains volatile and start serious contingency...
View ArticleSwiss Holcim Takes Upper Hand In Lafarge Deal, French Architect Sidelined
In less than a week, Swiss cement and construction materials group Holcim wrestled the upper hand from French Lafarge in a merger deal that was meant to be a “marriage of equals” when it was first...
View ArticlePirelli Gets China As New Owner But Communist Driver Carries Big Risk
ChinaChem has agreed to buy a stake in Italian tire maker Pirelli and launch a bid for the rest. But is it a good thing that the Chinese Communist Party is buying up assets in Europe and the United...
View ArticleIs Carlos Ghosn worth $15 million to Renault and Nissan?
Carlos Ghosn stands to earn 7.2 million euros for the year 2014 as executive chairman at Renault, while he gets about the same as boss of Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. Whether he is worth the amount remains...
View ArticleFight Over Vivendi Cash Puts Focus On Vincent Bolloré Strategy, Holding...
A New York hedge fund has started a campaign to urge French conglomerate Vivendi to return cash to shareholders that could curtail the growth ambitions of chairman and biggest shareholder, Vincent...
View ArticleDutch TNT Express Accepts FedEx Offer In Cut-Throat Parcel Delivery Market
The Netherlands-based TNT Express accepted a friendly $4.8 billion bid for all of its shares by Fedex Corp on Tuesday as it aims to uphold a quality and sustainable logistics operation in a cut-price...
View ArticleShell And BG Agree Mega Gas And Offshore Deal, New Round In Consolidation?
Royal Dutch Shell made an agreed cash and share offer on BG Group Plc to bolster its LNG and exploration presence and widen its geographical spread in times that relatively lower oil prices make new...
View ArticlePiech Shoots Himself In The Foot With VW CEO Comment
Ferdinand Karl Piech, the 77-year old chairman of Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG, has shot himself in the foot with a comment in a newspaper that he was no longer backing group CEO Martin...
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