Articles by Simon Nixon

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  Crisis of Globalization Lies Behind Deutsche’s Woes

  October 3, 2016 09:26 a.m.

  At the heart of Deutsche’s troubles lies the market’s loss of confidence in its business model in an era of hyperglobalized finance and ever-greater regulatory demands, Simon Nixon writes.

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  No Quick Fix to City of London’s Brexit Conundrum

  September 28, 2016 07:21 p.m.

  Some in Britain argue that EU “equivalence” rules provide a way for the City of London to preserve its ability to do business across Europe after Brexit, but the reality may be more complicated.

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  EU Pushes Back Against Protectionist Forces

  September 25, 2016 01:13 p.m.

  Brexit and the rise of antiestablishment parties have been widely perceived as a howl of rage by voters left behind by globalization, but Europe’s free traders aren’t giving in without a fight, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Free-Movement Question Isn’t U.K’s Only Hurdle to Accessing EU Market

  September 21, 2016 04:58 p.m.

  Switzerland’s difficult relationship with the EU highlights a likely bigger impediment to the U.K. securing a high level of access to the single market: Who makes the rules and how are they enforced?

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  Brexit Revives Debate Over Irish Reunification

  September 18, 2016 02:06 p.m.

  It is a mark of how Brexit has upended British politics that Irish reunification—an issue thought to be settled for at least a generation—is once again a subject of political discussion, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Britain’s Post-Brexit Trade Ambitions Run Up Against Protectionist Forces

  September 14, 2016 02:08 p.m.

  The U.K.’s much-trumpeted commitment to free trade once it leaves the EU will soon be tested by a global multilateral trading system has never looked under greater strain, Simon Nixon writes.

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  French Centrist Plots Rebel Run for Presidency

  September 11, 2016 01:46 p.m.

  Despite voter rage against political elites across Europe, former French economy minister and investment banker Emmanuel Macron is building a platform of market-friendly overhauls and deep commitment to the EU.

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  Britain’s Thorny Trade Debate

  September 7, 2016 08:00 p.m.

  As the U.K. government debates whether to quit the EU customs union, it needs to consider realistically the costs and benefits of securing new free-trade deals, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Political Risks Loom Over Buoyant Markets

  August 17, 2016 06:23 p.m.

  Political uncertainty has shadowed financial markets for some time, but investors now must weigh that risk alongside the limited ability of central banks to ward off future shocks, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Three Questions to Determine Fate of Post-Brexit Britain

  August 14, 2016 03:48 p.m.

  Even if the short-term damage of leaving the EU is muted, there is little that monetary or fiscal policy can do to offset the long-term hit to British growth most economists agree is inevitable, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Brexit Success Hinges on Global Goodwill

  August 10, 2016 09:34 p.m.

  In setting a new trading relationship with the EU, Britain’s choices will depend on how the rest of the world—not just the bloc—responds to U.K. demands.

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  U.K., Europe Discover New Divide Over Rates

  August 7, 2016 02:22 p.m.

  A new European cross-Channel split has opened up, and this time it has nothing to do with Brexit. Instead, the question is about how low interest rates should go, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Italy’s Shaky Bank-Rescue Plan

  August 3, 2016 11:12 p.m.

  Italy’s plan to rescue its third-largest bank is another attempt to kick the can down the road, Simon Nixon writes.

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  The Tricky Challenge of Enforcing EU Rules

  July 24, 2016 01:27 p.m.

  What happens when a sizable number of citizens decide EU rules are harmful to their interests—or worse, prevent national governments from fulfilling their duty to protect their citizens, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Is Britain Really Open for Business?

  July 20, 2016 05:55 p.m.

  Theresa May in her first weeks as prime minister has vacillated between supporting an open, globalized vision for Brexit and one guided by economic nationalism.

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  U.K.’s Big Brexit Test: Keeping London’s Financial Crown

  July 17, 2016 01:36 p.m.

  One of Theresa May’s biggest challenges is to find a Brexit deal that preserves the success of the U.K.’s giant financial services industry, which is so central to the country’s economic fortunes, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Brexit Counterrevolution Is Risk to London

  July 13, 2016 06:01 p.m.

  The biggest post-Brexit political risks to the City of London may yet come from the U.K. itself, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Brexit: Breaking Up Amicably Is Hard to Do

  July 11, 2016 01:52 a.m.

  Untangling the 43-year relationship between the U.K. and EU will require painful decisions that touch upon almost every aspect of British life, Simon Nixon writes.

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  The EU Has No Brexit Plan Either

  July 6, 2016 04:30 p.m.

  Europe’s frustration at the absence a U.K. plan to deal with the Brexit crisis shouldn’t obscure the fact that it too is in want of a clear path forward, Simon Nixon writes.

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  Brexit Exposes Eurozone’s Weak Spot: Italy’s Banks

  July 4, 2016 12:01 a.m.

  Brexit has made an already serious Italian banking crisis worse, and the stakes for Europe could hardly be higher, Simon Nixon writes.