. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes the podium next week at the central bank's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, his sense of deja vu may be overwhelming. Stocks have
. President Dilma Rousseff faces a damaging showdown with Congress that threatens to hurt Brazil's growth prospects as she struggles to contain a rebellion over her drive to cut costs and root
. South Africa's governing alliance between labour and the ANC was given an uncomfortable warning this week by the finance minister, who suggested labour laws they had crafted over the years to
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian Everybody knows that the forex market is the most vicious market in the world, with many forex traders burning their fingers over and over again. But the forex
. The new Cabinet appointed after much delay on Friday does not inspire confidence, neither as regards raising local sentiment, nor in getting the right messages across to our European partners and
. The Risk Watch Column By Dr Alan Waring In the previous two Risk Watch articles in the Financial Mirror (‘A Gamble that Cost Lives’ and ‘Mari-Vassilikos Disaster: More Troubling Questions’), I
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The euro gained in value and the dollar retreated following a breakthrough in negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling and avoid a default. It is remarkable how
. Imagine putting on your skis and getting ready to go down the North Face slope at Troodos, only to discover after you take off that there is no snow, but only
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian Forex traders warmly welcomed the EU sumit accord, which essentially means Greece has been saved, removing the main uncertainty which had dominated the forex markets over the past
. ANALYSIS * European politicians have mishandled immigration debate * Anti-immigrant political rhetoric offers no solutions Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik said he killed 93 people to spark a "revolution" against the multiculturalism
