Speaking in an interview in the February issue of “Gold Investor” — a magazine issued by the World Gold Council, Greenspan argued that imbalances in the economic strength of eurozone nations make the continued function of the single currency area a major concern. Source: Business Insider
China failed to get India’s support for its ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure project at the end of a foreign ministers’ meeting of a major security bloc on Tuesday, ahead of an ice-breaking trip to China this week by India’s prime minister. Source: Reuters
The British government affirmed a commitment to leaving the Customs’ Union on Monday, ahead of a parliamentary debate on Thursday. Source: New Europe
The United States is giving customers of Russia’s biggest aluminum producer more time to comply with sanctions, and says it may lift the sanctions altogether if its top shareholder — Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska — cedes control of the company. Source: Radio Free Europe
