Emmanuel Martin
5 March 2013
French president Francois Hollande is walking on a tightrope. Many of the promises he has made seem to be untenable.
Firstly, Mr. Hollande has failed to ‘stimulate’ French growth. The...
Emmanuel Martin
19 October 2012
The Federal Reserve’s new round of Quantitative Easing (QE3) consists of purchasing $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities every month and injecting corresponding...
Emmanuel Martin
13 June 2012
More than a year ago, observers pointed at political authoritarianism in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt as the cause of their popular revolts. For sure, lack of democratic choice, especially...