Analyst Insight
Crude or condensate? The dilemma over Nigeria’s oil-cut exemption
When OPEC agreed to exempt Nigeria from its oil production-restraint deal last year, it knew the country faced a huge…
Why Kurdish oil is a wild card for markets
If Iraq’s Kurdish territory were a country, it would probably qualify for OPEC membership. It wouldn’t even be the smallest member,…
Iraq’s Kurds independence, its impact for oil markets
Iraq’s Kurdish provinces plan to vote in a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, a poll that regional and Western…
China is not the only reason to question free trade
By Noah Smith Economists have lately been rethinking free trade. They’re right to do so -- and not just because…
How Taiwanese whisky toppled Scotch to become the world’s hottest tipple
By Simon Thomson Speeding through the Taiwanese countryside, the narrow roads drop sharply into paddy fields on either side. Jutting…
How Standard Chartered lost $400mn on risky diamond debt
By Franz Wild, Thomas Biesheuvel, and Stephen Morris Standard Chartered Plc’s plunge into the risky business of diamond lending began…
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