Stephen Lewis

Graham Pitches Immigration at Home, 2014 Challenger Looms

It’s just after lunchtime at the Lexington, South Carolina Chick-Fil-A, and Stephen Lewis is giving U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants.

King of England Is Money Master in Northern Rock's Wake

One day in early June, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King arrived at No. 11 Downing Street for a meeting with U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne .

G-20 Economic Growth Masks Income to Inflation Fissures Exposed by Egypt

The global economic recovery now gathering pace is deepening income inequalities in both advanced and emerging nations, threatening to undermine policy makers’ efforts to repair their finances and fix currency misalignments.

Carney Not Yet With Pink Set Sharing Policies Beyond BOE Circle

Mark Carney hasn’t started work in London yet and he’s already talking about a policy that goes beyond what is considered acceptable in U.K. monetary circles.

King’s Successor Must ‘Stand Back’ Amid New Powers: Lewis

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King’s successor will have to limit involvement in the bank’s daily activities to cope with the breadth of new powers, said Stephen Lewis, an economist at Monument Securities Ltd.

Rapper-Backed Law Easing Overseas Drug Sales Approved By Canada Lawmakers

Canadian lawmakers approved a bill aiming to ease the process that lets generic drug manufacturers produce patented medicines for export to poor nations at cheaper prices in a move the pharmaceutical industry says could undermine intellectual property rights.

Draghi Favorite to Succeed Trichet at ECB, Paddy Power Says

Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi is the favorite to replace Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Central Bank, according to Paddy Power Plc.

Cameron Reaches ‘Crunch Time’ as Investors Warn Against Retreat

British Prime Minister David Cameron hosted his top aides for a Sunday lunch at his country retreat as they ended 23 weeks of infighting that resulted in the deepest budget reductions the U.K. has ever seen.

Italy May Struggle to Attract Treasury Buyers

Italy may struggle to sell 5 billion euros ($6.8 billion) of Treasury bills tomorrow, after bond yields surged to euro-era records on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation offer and LCH Clearnet SA demanded more collateral on the country’s bonds.

Italy’s Main Political Parties Hold Fire on Monti’s Emergency Budget Plan

Italy’s main political parties are holding their fire on the government’s 30 billion-euro ($40 billion) austerity and growth plan, suggesting they won’t derail measures Prime Minister Mario Monti says are needed to save the nation and the euro.

"The market was expecting that GDP would be as strong as 3 percent and that was reflected in the prices before the number."

- Stephen Lewis on Jan 27, 2012

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Used Gold Supply Heads for ’08 Low as Sellers Balk: Commodities

Europe Stocks Fall With Metals as Yen Rebounds

Ex-BlackRock Manager Said to Be Arrested in U.K. Probe

Malaysia Growth Seen Over 5% for Longest Run Since 2008: Economy

European Stocks Drop for Second Day as Mining Shares Fall