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Also in today’s newsletter: Oil prices drop after Trump says talks with Iran will begin today and Uefa threatens Fifa with legal action
Plurilateral deals are last best hope for world trading system
Agreements between ‘coalitions of the willing’ can gain traction over time and be subsumed into WTO frameworks
Beefing with the Big Mac Index
McDonald’s signature burger offers economic lessons — but not about purchasing power parity
A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy
Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector
Whatever happened to prudence?
Governments have stopped correcting budget deficits but — so far — bond markets have let them
Earnings season reaches a peak
SpaceX gives first results call, Flutter migrates to New York, inflation updates from China and India
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A View from the Bridge - April 2026
“Never forget where you’re coming from” is the chorus line to a Take That hit from 1995 and much of yesterday’s policy decision and press conference was metaphorically sung in that vein.
PegasusCapital - 01/05/2026
