Chancellor: Inequality breeds outbreak of populism 23 Jul 2016 The rich have enjoyed most of the fruits of globalisation, just as they did in 19th-century America. Unless politicians can enact benign policies to rectify the widening gap between the have-somes and have-lots, more unpleasant alternatives will loom on the horizon.
China’s legal defeat is new threat to Asian trade 14 Jul 2016 The People's Republic has angrily rejected an international panel's denial of its claims in the South China Sea. Though rhetorical sabre-rattling is mostly harmless, an economic backlash would hurt already-weak imports and exports in the region. Such tactics have misfired before.