March 21, 2019 – BAF3M – Mr.Scorcia

Winter’s End Festival – (some may call it a Unit Test)

A new era at Goldman Sachs starts in the shadow of a scandal
Can the bank reinvent itself?
Is the world economy still slowbalising?
Properly measured, the “China shock” looks less bad
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, is determined to raise sales taxes
That risks snuffing out already sputtering growth
Bond maturities are the result of a tug-of-war
On one side is cost; on the other, uncertainty
American banks’ earnings are boosted by retail business
Markets sparkled, but that’s not where the money was
Where growth is concerned, is population destiny?
New research suggests that, in the very long run, size is a great advantage
China’s growth is set to perk up after a decade low
Rising credit and an infrastructure programme point to a coming rebound
A new era at Goldman Sachs starts in the shadow of a scandal
Can the bank reinvent itself?
Cross-border credit reporting is at last becoming a reality
A Californian startup is helping migrants import their financial histories to America
The World Bank’s new boss will struggle to impose himself
Some of David Malpass’s aims for the lender are at odds with each other