Robert Farley SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS Cold War politics made for strange bedfellows. Albania and the People’s Republic of China became fast friends, because of a shared aversion to the Soviet Union. The United States developed a cordial relationship with Romania, despite the brutality of the CeauÈ™escu government. Both China and the United States became far too defensive of ...

It’s the summer of 2019, three years after British voters stunned the world by voting to leave the European Union. The U.K. has regained its economic and financial footing, as well as its national confidence. A smaller and more unified European Union now functions in a more coherent fashion. But the road has been bumpy and, as a result, the ...

  BLOOMBERG Stocks, the pound and commodities all gained for the first time since Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union amid speculation policy makers will take steps to limit any economic fallout. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index and sterling both rebounded after tumbling 11 percent in the last two trading sessions. A gauge of the dollar’s strength snapped ...