Spac mania, Apollo’s Leon Black steps down, what’s fuelling the Russia protests
Companies have launched a $400bn fundraising blitz in the first three weeks of 2021 as government and central bank stimulus cascades across capital markets. Leon Black is to retire as chief executive ...
26 Jan 20219min
US takes a hard line on Russia, Congress weighs stimulus, the way forward for Waymo
The US has signalled a more confrontational stance toward Russia after Moscow cracked down on protesters over the weekend. In Congress, Democrats have said they want a deal on President Biden’s $1.9tn...
25 Jan 202110min
Next steps for US returning to the Paris climate accord, ECB bond-buying shift, global art market outlook
President Joe Biden has moved to have the US rejoin the Paris climate accord, but becoming a leader in lowering carbon emissions will not be so easy. Then, a look at how the European Central Bank is b...
22 Jan 202110min
Business sends Biden a message, Vestager warns against patchwork tech regulation across Europe
Company leaders have warned they will fight Biden Administration moves to raise corporate taxes and tighten regulation, and earnings reports show that big US banks had a strong end to 2020 thanks to t...
21 Jan 202111min
Biden inauguration, Yellen urges Congress to ‘act big’ on stimulus, top EU official on tech regulation goals
Joe Biden faces a long list of challenges after he is sworn in as the 46th US president today, Mr Biden’s nominee to serve as Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, told Congress to “go big” on stimulus du...
20 Jan 202110min
China-Europe shipping costs, Navalny jailed, Brookfield chief says real estate is undervalued
The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has more than tripled in the past eight weeks as the pandemic disrupts global trade, Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny has been sent to prison ...
19 Jan 20219min
Pompeo’s policy blitz, Merkel’s heir apparent, tech boom reshapes cities
Thousands of National Guard troops are being deployed to Washington to safeguard the capital for the inauguration of Joe Biden. The president-elect is already planning which executive orders he will s...
18 Jan 20219min
Biden’s economic rescue plan, US banks report earnings, and the election for Merkel’s successor
Joe Biden plans to ask Congress for a $1.9tn economic rescue package, Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell assures markets that asset purchases will continue, four big US banks report quarterly earning...
15 Jan 20219min
