International Selection

Jim McHugh, Vice President and General Manager at chip producer Nividia, explains why graphics processing units are so popular in Machine Learning.

Venezuela’s economic catastrophe dwarfs any in the history of the US, Western Europe, or the rest of Latin America. A column by Ricardo Hausmann.

When policymakers scrambled in search of «big bazookas» ten years ago, they set the stage for the return of an old character: a strongman willing to pull the trigger. A column by Harold James.

Fred Hickey, editor of the influential investment newsletter «The High-Tech Strategist», warns of trouble ahead for the stock market and spots bright opportunities in the gold sector.

The Chinese economy is in the midst of a structural transformation. Nevertheless it is more stable than Japan or western industrialized countries. A commentary by Stephen R. Roach.

The same angst that Americans and Europeans have about the future of jobs is an order of magnitude higher in Asia. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The primary reason for the loss of insurance in the proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare is the projected decline in Medicaid coverage. A column by Martin Feldstein.

It has been one year since the failed coup in Turkey, and questions about the country’s future still abound. A commentary by Carl Bildt.

Blackstone’s market maven Byron Wien warns that stocks are in danger of suffering a setback. But he also explains why investors should keep their calm and weather the impending storm.

To solve the problem of Germnay’s current account surplus, southern eurozone countries and the US should return to a policy of disciplined debt management. A commentary by Hans-Werner Sinn.

The latest disappointment for inflation-targeting central banks is really not a surprise after all. The same is true of the related drop in long-term interest rates. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Five years ago, Mario Draghi held his famous »whatever it takes» speech.