10-07-2014, 01:57 AM
Leadership is everything in the Ryder Cup. Yes, it comes down to the players to sink the putts, but for that to happen effectively their mood, motivation and readiness has to be at the highest level. And it is the captain who can make sure this is the case.
BBC Sport - Ryder Cup 2014: How captain Paul McGinley out-thought USA
The global loss of species is even worse than previously thought, the London Zoological Society (ZSL) says in its new Living Planet Index. The report suggests populations have halved in 40 years, as new methodology gives more alarming results than in a report two years ago.
BBC News - World wildlife populations halved in 40 years - report
The Russian leader initially lived up to expectations as he reduced taxes and pushed entry into the World Trade Organization. Markets rallied and foreign investors poured in, driving the Micex Index of stocks up 12-fold in Putin’s first two terms, before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The ruble rose 12 percent in the same period.
What Putin Wrought Has World Asking What Russia Might Have Been - Bloomberg
The U.S. dollar index (New York Board of Trade (Futures): =USD) has climbed around 7 percent this year, with the Fed now nearly completing the tapering of its asset purchases, with markets widely expecting interest rate increases to begin sometime next year. Some analysts are concerned this will spur a repeat of the "taper tantrum," when concerns about the Fed's move to begin tapering caused a brutal selloff in emerging market assets earlier this year and last year.
Why a strong dollar is scarier than taper tantrum - Yahoo Finance
The unrest in Hong Kong is "disturbing" but it shouldn't cause investors to sell China stocks, noted stock market bull Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Monday.
Don't sell China on Hong Kong unrest: Jeremy Siegel
The same day in February that forces loyal to Vladimir Putin swept into Crimea, drawing international outrage that has since isolated Russia and diminished the ruble, China’s yuan surpassed the Swiss franc as the seventh most-used currency in the world.
Putin Reserve Rubles Vanish in Crimea Grab - Bloomberg
an economic retreat for Putin. After proclaiming in 2007 that the ruble was poised to become a haven for global investors, the Russian leader has watched it fade, a victim of his nation’s stagnating economy since the land grab in Ukraine. Now so much money is leaving Russia that its central bank is considering temporary capital controls, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Putin Reserve Rubles Vanish in Crimea Grab - Bloomberg
The ruble’s share of global trading dropped to 0.4 percent from 0.6 percent since 2012, falling five places to rank 18th most-traded in the world,
Putin Reserve Rubles Vanish in Crimea Grab - Bloomberg
As fourth quarter kicks off, there's one market in Asia that has investors excited: Japan. The world's third largest economy may be struggling to shake off the drag from the sales tax hike that took effect in April, but a weakening yen, improving corporate profits and attractive valuations will likely power gains in equities in the coming months, say strategists.
This market will steal the show in fourth quarter
Advanced economies face "permanently weak demand" warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, which argued "the time may be right for an infrastructure push".
Rich countries risk ‘permanently weak’ demand: IMF
"Back then, markets were poor at correctly pricing low-probability, high-impact tail risks. They still are."