ASIA: Singapore’s economy might be less directly impacted by the war in Ukraine or the sanctions on Russia, but a potential hit to global growth and rising inflation can eventually...

As the press covered Zelnensky’s professional speech carried out by his acting training, he continued to try to pull on the heartstrings of the American people to further the hatred...

On Saturday March 5th, Italian economist and former minister Antonio Martino died at age 79. Martino was well known in libertarian and conservative circles: he was loosely associated with different...

Retail sales and food-services spending rose 0.3 percent in February following a 4.9 percent surge in January (see first chart). However, today’s retail sales data are not adjusted for price...

The biggest short squeeze I ever saw up front took place around Thanksgiving 1999. Interesting (and bad) things often occur at such times in financial markets: the senior (read: experienced)...

At America’s Founding, decentralization of power—a federal system, rather than a national system, (better described as “The States, United solely for specified joint purposes,” than “The United States”)—played a key...

By Daniel K. Tarullo With President Biden’s appointees to bank regulatory agencies moving into place, there soon will be a long overdue reconsideration of policies toward bank mergers. Banking was...

By Tejumola Abisoye, Aloysius Uche OrduIn this episode of Foresight Africa, Tejumola Abisoye, executive secretary of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, talks about the Lagos State Government’s youth initiative and...

By Homi KharasRichard Blum died about two weeks ago after a long battle with cancer. His life’s accomplishments are long and varied, and covered in numerous obituaries.   As a trustee...

By Rebecca Afua KlegeDespite the progress women in Africa have made in the professional sphere, they remain underrepresented in strategic and essential positions. In fact, in academia, the representation of...