Reuters Video: Chrystia Freeland

NEWSMAKER: Carney on IMF, inflation & how he got his new job

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:22:00 -0400

Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian.

Why the Indian protests were not a surprise

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:25:00 -0500

Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies.

Why the global economy will not affect India

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:24:00 -0500

Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the global economy and how India will not be affected like European countries have been.

Soros: Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:01:00 -0400

George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here.

GE CEO says equal access in China is crucial

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:32:00 -0500

Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says true free trade between the the world's top two economies of U.S. and China is crucial.

Immelt: Economic efficiencies drive China ahead

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:40:00 -0500

Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan.

Exports key to U.S. success

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:51:37 -0500

Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy.

Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:26:00 -0500

Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own.

Can Esther Duflo eradicate poverty?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:12:00 -0500

Poverty and hunger are two plagues of human society that are usually synonymous with each other. Economist, Esther Duflo, is trying to change that old way of thinking about hunger. Foreign Policy magazine has ranked Duflo as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for "Poor Economics," a book she co-authored, which says that the impoverished may be suffering from hunger because of where they choose to spend their money.

Why is this guy a top thinker?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:15:00 -0500

In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring.