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Pakistan & the Taliban: evidence of complicity mounts as terrorists raid NATO base with impunity.

President Zardari of Pakistan There are growing signs of duplicity and naivety between the US and Pakistani Governments […]

John Ward June 13, 2010 Barack Obama, Breaking...new Taliban attack in Pakistan, dominoes falling to Islamism., ISI, US/Pakistan relations very sensitive, Zardari

ANALYSIS: Always read the agenda thoroughly

Caja Madrid was in gung-ho mode just three short years ago. Boss Carlos Stilianopulous said he preferred ‘a […]

John Ward June 13, 2010 Carlos Stilianopulous, Euromoney 2007, Peter Mandelson, RBS, Spanish caja meltdown

WORLD CUP: Another surprise we should’ve expected

England 1 USA 1 It can only be a matter of time before the ever-hopefuls in our midst […]

John Ward June 13, 2010 England won't win, Heskey like Hunt, no Charlton, no Moore, semi finalists again., World cup opener

EU ANALYSIS: Budget disclosure is a deal-breaker for the British Government.

Herman van Rompuy is blundering towardsa gunfight he won’t win. The EU is so far off most people’s […]

John Ward June 12, 2010 Cameron, crunch time for EU., EU budget crisis, Haig, no compromise, Van Rompuy.

The importance of corporate culture

Thanks are due to Slogger Eric for this one.

John Ward June 12, 2010 blame, BP spills, responsibility.

There’s gold in them thar pagodas. How?

I apologise once more if some of our longer-standing readers are bored with the Slog’s major gold obsession, […]

John Ward June 12, 2010 banks build storage space to cope with demand, but price still below $1300., gold price manipulation

ANALYSIS: East, West and handling the transfer of power.

Nobody should assume that China’scoming dominance is going to be peaceful It is a truism that business (apart […]

John Ward June 12, 2010 China, Toronto agreement needed, US anger, war about business., Yuan float

UK LIVING STANDARDS: The pain of putting off pain is equal to the sum of the rock and the hard place.

This afternoon, The Slog contributed this piece to Martin Wolf’s (left) comment thread. His article is (as always […]

John Ward June 11, 2010 George Osborne, Martin Wolf ., Plan B, Slog view., uk deficit

BANKING REFORM: G20 finance ministers are on the case.

You may have spotted The Slog heaping praise on the G20 men and women last week. Well, working […]

John Ward June 11, 2010 big decision, G20 finance jolly, George Osborne, Goldman Sachs, Tim Geithner

US OUTLOOK: Watch what they do not what they say.

US Corporate cash-hoarding is a sure signthat business expects the worst. And ECBsecrecy is another one. “I command […]

John Ward June 11, 2010 corporate cash hoarding, crazy., EU banks not lending, markets rising, Obama clueless, Trichet secretive, US banks not lending, US money-starved

ANALYSIS: Obama is staring at a single-term Presidency.

More finger-pointing and Taxi Driver style “listen up, punk” stuff is emanating from the Oval Office. But although […]

John Ward June 11, 2010 Barack Obama, Black Carter., BP spillage, Chinese currency, Israel and Gaza

FRENCH LIFE: Apres M. Ruggeri, le deluge.

Local roofing man Jean-Pierre Ruggeri is making good speed with our new roof here. The super-tough silver-covered insulation […]

John Ward June 10, 2010 roofing contractors and rain in France

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