The excellent new Spielberg movie, Bridge of Spies, vividly captures the building of the Berlin Wall in 1952. It also reminds us of the excitement when the Wall fell, and European borders reopened after 47 years. Now, Europe’s borders are closing again, pressured by vast Syrian refugee movements and terrorist massacres. France, Germany, Austria and Sweden have […]
Chemicals and the Economy
Great Unwinding creates Great Divergence in financial markets
Most traders prefer to be with the crowd – then, at least, they can’t be personally blamed if things go wrong. Instead, they can claim that “nobody could have seen the change coming”. So as we approach year-end, many traders are becoming very nervous as the Great Unwinding of policymaker stimulus means that markets start […]
2016 Global Outlook – ACS webinar on Thursday
Why has the US dollar suddenly strengthened over the past year? What will be the impact of China’s new 5 Year Plan for 2016-2010? Will the current Climate Change Conference actually change anything? Will 2016 be ‘business as usual’, or should we look out for bumps on the road? These are some of the questions […]
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