7 March 2024
Euro Watch: Why was Apple hit with a landmark $2 billion fine from the EU?
The European Union has imposed a S$2.6 billion fine on Apple for violating its competition laws this week.
This marks the bloc's first-ever antitrust penalty against the US tech giant, as well as the start of a new era where trust-busters can be quicker and more efficient in policing Silicon Valley’s biggest companies. What is their secret weapon? Should Big Tech be worried?
In the UK, British chancellor Jeremy Hunt rolled the pre-election dice yesterday, delivering a budget full of measures ahead of a nationwide battle for Downing Street later this year. How might the Spring Budget 2024 shape the battles on the economy at the next general election?
Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics at INSEAD weighs in.

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6 November 2023
Washington Report: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried’s Guilty Verdict & Broader Implications for Crypto Regulation
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record. The verdict came just shy of one year after FTX filed for bankruptcy.
How will the verdict impact crypto markets going ahead? What more can be done in terms of regulation so that crypto investors in the US will be protected from future fraud?
Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD explains. We also take a look at the state of the US economy, and how that might affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, as well as the possible implications of further conflict in the Middle East on the global economy an inflation.

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14 September 2023
What Russia's Vladimir Putin & North Korea's Kim Jong Un want from each other
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a rare summit this week that has raised concerns over a potential military deal between the two nations.
What can we make of this rare public show of diplomacy and what are the consequences of this meeting for both nations?
Here's an analysis from Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD.

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24 August 2023
Euro Watch: Putin tells BRICS summit Dollar’s domination of world trade will end
The 15th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit kicked off in South Africa on Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday in a virtual address to the BRICS summit that the process of de-dollarization is 'irreversible' and 'gaining pace'.
Can BRICS dethrone the US dollar? We pose this question to Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD.

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9 February 2023
Euro Watch: Will Erdoğan's leadership survive Turkey's earthquake?
The stakes couldn't be higher for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Just months before the biggest test of his political career, a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing over 15,000 people.
In May, Turkey will vote in elections that polls conducted before the disaster showed would turn into a tight race for Erdogan, who has led the country since 2003.
On Euro Watch, Drive Time's Elliot Danker and Timothy Go speak Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD on how the tumultuous events will impact Erdogan's election prospects.

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5 January 2023
Euro Watch: Lookahead at European markets in 2023
On the back of rising inflation, an impending recession and no end in sight to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD provides his insight on how the region will fare in the year ahead.

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17 November 2022
Euro Watch: A missile that crashed inside Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences

Poland and military alliance NATO says that a missile that crashed inside Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike. Nevertheless, NATO's chief said that Russia, not Ukraine, was still to blame for starting the war in the first place with its February invasion and launching scores of missiles on Tuesday that triggered Ukrainian defences.
Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD & The Portuguese Council Chaired Professor of European Studies shares more.

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27 October 2022
Euro Watch: UK's Rishi Sunak inherits a country in crisis
From what to expect from UK's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he takes over running the country to US and UK's relationship moving forward. Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD & The Portuguese Council Chaired Professor of European Studies to share more.

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13 October 2022
Euro Watch: BoE struggling to address UK's market concerns
From leaders of the G7 nations pledging to help Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, to why the Bank of England is struggling to address the UK’s market concerns. Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD shares his analysis and more.

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29 September 2022
Euro Watch: EU vows to protect energy network after 'sabotage' of Russian gas pipeline
From the ripple effect of UK’s ‘mini budget’ to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claiming victory in Italy’s election to updates on Europe’s investigation on ‘attacks’ which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian pipelines. Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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18 February 2021
In The Spotlight: How are British businesses coping in a post-Brexit/Covid-19 world?
The latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor shows that despite the challenges of 2020, business confidence has returned to positive territory, as news of the vaccine roll-out increases hopes of recovery in 2021. But close to two months post Brexit, and in other reports firms are still tackling trade troubles. Antonio Fatás is a Professor of Economics at INSEAD shares his insights on how businesses and the British economy is coping with this double whammy.

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12 January 2021
Asian business confidence gains steam: Outlook for 2021
According to a survey by Thomson Reuters and INSEAD, Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter of 2020. And this is as business activity picked up in the region and Covid-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch. Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD shares what Asian businesses have flagged as their top risks for 2021 and if we can expect these businesses to stay confident throughout 2021.

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7 July 2020
In the Spotlight: What does a second wave of COVID-19 mean for regional economies
With fresh spikes in COVID-19 numbers across the region, what does this mean for regional economies as they battle to recover? In the Spotlight, Rachel Kelly spoke to Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics at INSEAD to find out more.

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