Middle East

Are Sanctions Working?

by Vaibhav Tandon, Senior Economist, Northern Trust Sanctions have not been as powerful as expected. In many sports,…

by Robert Lind, Economist, & Caroline Randall, Equity Portfolio Manager, Capital Group Investors searching for reasons to increase…

by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Ryan James Boyle, Vaibhav Tandon, Northern Trust Summary Tensions flare up between Iran and…

by Edward D. Perks, CFA, Franklin Templeton Investments Our senior investment leaders recently met to discuss rising US/Middle…

by Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist, North America, Invesco Canada On Thursday evening, Iran’s top security and intelligence…

by George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures For nearly a century, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by the elders of…

Adam Kutas, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, discusses the biggest IPO in world history and what…

by Bill O'Grady, Confluence Investment Management August 7, 2017 On June 6th, several members of the Gulf Cooperation…

Emerging Markets Radar (December 30, 2013) Strengths The recent PMIs in Europe, where data showed growth in the…

by Short Side of Long I thought sharing this chart would be extremely interesting, since we are closely…

by Steven Visscher, Mawer Investment Management The atrocities in Syria have put the world on alert, including investors.…

by George Washington The U.S. is about to attack Syria. Here’s what you need to know: Bombing Syria…

A further escalation of violence in the Middle East will not only have a terrible human toll, it…