Will China crash?

by | Aug 6, 2014 | Blog

A tongue-in-cheek economic indicator with an uncanny track record of accuracy is that any country building the world’s tallest building will shortly thereafter enter recession. Malaysia completed the Petronas Towers in 1998, just in time for the Asian financial...

Brazil walks a tightrope to the World Cup

by | May 14, 2014 | Blog

To the great annoyance of longtime Brazil analysts, presentations on Brazil inevitably tend to start with the cutting remark generally ascribed (probably incorrectly) to French President General Charles de Gaulle: “Brazil is the country of the future and always will...