World Cup 2018: An insider’s view on what England fans face in Russia June 13, 2018 England flew out to their training base in Repino ahead of their opening World Cup match against Tunisia on Monday. Gareth Southgate’s side begin their Group G campaign in Volgograd, before travelling to Nizhny Novgorod to play Panama and Kaliningrad to face Belgium. Read more: Trevor Steven: Why Neymar holds the key to this World [...]
World Cup 2018: Why have Asian, African and North American teams stagnated after showing such promise in the 1990s and 2000s? June 13, 2018 At the turn of the century it appeared that Pele’s oft-cited prediction that an African team would win the World Cup by the year 2000, while not exactly accurate, had at least forecast a coming shift in the footballing world’s balance of power. In 1996 a Nigerian golden generation featuring Europe-based stars Jay-Jay Okocha and [...]
DEBATE: Is the G7 relevant for global governance in the future? June 13, 2018 Is the G7 relevant for global governance in the future? Matthew Oxenford, a research associate in global economy and finance at Chatham House, says YES. Unlike international institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank or the WTO, the G7 has no permanent bureaucracy, nor is it enshrined in international treaties. And unlike the G20, [...]
Anyone for England? The World Cup and business stardom are both games of luck June 13, 2018 The 2018 World Cup in Russia kicks off tomorrow. This time, at least, there is little feeling that our boys will emerge victorious. And yet. There is a great deal more randomness in the outcome of soccer games than is generally appreciated. Read more: Allez le Bleus! Lloyd’s of London tips France for world cup [...]
Oil buffer faces biggest squeeze in decades if crude output rise goes ahead June 12, 2018 Fears of a price hike in the oil industry loom large as a potential rise in crude output next week poses a threat to the global oil buffer. Industry experts worry that the demand for spare production capacity, which is the extra oil that states can sustain at short notice in the case of natural [...]
De Beers just launched a Game of Stones June 12, 2018 Diamond pioneer De Beers has always insisted it would never market man-made, or “fake”, diamonds. It recently made a surprise U-turn, revealing it will soon sell laboratory-grown stones, despite its current “real is rare” marketing campaign. So what has sparked this change of heart? De Beers, owned by Anglo American and the Government of Botswana, [...]
Prime Minister admits G7 was difficult as Trump remains at odds with allies over Russia and tariffs June 11, 2018 The G7 summit was “difficult, with some very candid discussions”, the Prime Minister has admitted, after Donald Trump left the Quebec meeting early. The US President, who also arrived late to a meeting about gender equality, posted a series of angry tweets directed at his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, slamming him for being “weak” and [...]
Oil prices slide to less than $76 per barrel as US and Russia boost production ahead of Opec meeting June 11, 2018 Oil prices dwindled on Monday with Brent crude dropping down to less than $76 (£57), around one per cent down, as a result of Russia increasing production and the US stepping up its drilling activity. Despite the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) deciding to resupply the market when members nations meet on 22 [...]
Trump decides to leave G7 meeting in Quebec early after not reaching consensus on trade June 9, 2018 US President Donald Trump will be leaving early from the summit with the leaders of the G7 countries after an unfruitful debate on trade tariffs. The meeting, which is taking place in Quebec, has had a six-plus-one tone from the start and the seven countries Canada, Britain, the US, France, Germany, Italy and Japan will [...]
FTSE closes lower amid investor fears over impending G7 summit in Canada June 8, 2018 The FTSE closed down today with investors in a cautious mood for most of the day ahead of a G7 meeting this weekend. It ended 0.3 per cent lower at 7,681.07 points. Markets fell as Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin should attend the summit in La Malbaie in Quebec, Canada. Russia was expelled from what [...]