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| Putin miscalculated over Ukraine |
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| To Moscow the 'colour revolutions' were doubly sinister, threatening to remove nations from its orbit and to serve as templates for uprisings at home |
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| Osborne must focus on the deficit |
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| Since the bidding war over living standards assumed prominence, the salience of austerity has receded, as have Conservative prospects |
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| Banks need to embrace technology or die |
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| We have one advantage: the vast array of data we accumulate. We should use it to give customers exactly what they want, when they want it |
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| End Mexico's disastrous war on drugs |
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| Peña Nieto seems to have repeated the mistakes that he once condemned, and the country could pay a very high price |
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| We can make retirement saving safer now |
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| The proposed collective defined contribution schemes do not reduce risks but transfer them among generations |
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| Lessons from Asia's reversal of fortunes |
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| In the greatest irony perhaps, Myanmar's emergence on the international stage is now stealing some of Thailand's thunder |
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| Few cheer as City gets its mojo back |
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| The UK economy is still a long way from rebalancing in favour of exports, industry, investment and jobs outside London |
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| Hollande: robust abroad, reticent at home |
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| Deployments to Africa have served as clear statement of France's continued willingness to use its military power on international stage |
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| Banks lead charge against regulatory cost |
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| Lenders are preparing to pass on the bill to customers if their efforts to fight off and evade new legislation fail and profits are squeezed |
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| Investor exuberance is still rational |
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| In 1999, the forward price/earning multiple on the S&P 500 was in excess of 24 times; currently, it is about 15 times, says Richard Madigan |
