Subject: Putin makes the case for Asia-Pacific free trade
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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 05:02:27 -0500 (EST)

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}A daily digest of opinions and analysisRussia's Role in Securing Asia's ProsperityPresident Vladimir Putin writes a column on international trade that never mentions President Donald Trump or, for that matter, the U.S. It's an omission that speaks loudly in Putin's bid for greater economic integration between Russia and Asia on the eve of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam -- and nine months after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated by his predecessor.Kill the Mortgage Deduction?Good luck with that. Stephen Mihm details the dubious history of a resilient tax break.The Promising Crisis in Saudi ArabiaPurging rivals is often a bad sign. But in this case, Eli Lake says, it may show an impatience to reform. Electric Cars Have MomentumNo need for subsidies, writes Edward Niedermeyer. The Republican tax reform is a chance to see if the plug-in car market can grow organically.Ritholtz's ReadsHow Business Titans, Pop Stars and Royals Hide Their Wealth: Offshore Hideaways (New York Times)The Case of Wilbur Ross’s Phantom $2 Billion (Forbes)How to Properly Use the Sharpe Ratio, According to Dr. Sharpe Himself (Wall Street Journal)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup here.) Bloomberg GadflyConocoPhillips needn't fix what isn't broken.The London Stock Exchange is flirting with a crisis.Nissan's aiming at moving targets.(Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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