The skyline of Sao Paulo. "A lot of Canadians don’t know how Brazil is performing or what a huge market it is," says Frank McKenna© Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
How four beer buddies saved Brazil
NPR's Planet Money has a nice back story on the economists who, 20 years ago, 'tricked' Brazilians into stopping runaway inflation and put the country on a path that toward emerging market superstardom.
Policy as a PR exercise
Stephen Gordon, Monday's contributor to The Daily Mix, laments that Canada's federal political parties have no "interest in the merits of a policy proposal beyond its potential as an element of some shrewd communications strategy."
No going back
The Economist takes a snapshot t of the inequality between eastern and western Germany 20 years after reunification. Despite the continuing problems in the east, most Germans continue to believe its was the right idea.
Axel Weber's U.S. Tour
Controversial German Bundesbank president Axel Weber is touring the U.S. this week and The Wall Street Journal says people should listen to what he has to say - there's a strong sense that he'll replace Jean-Claude Tricet as head of the European Central Bank.