COLUMN-Low visibility, low volatility make strange pairing :Mike Dolan

By Mike Dolan LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) — Like mirages on the horizon, recession forecasts seem to be appearing and disappearing with great regularity — questioning any investment conviction, the reliability of pandemic-distorted data and still-low volatility gauges in financial markets. In just six weeks of 2023, economic forecasters have hurriedly revised away this year’s…

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A Mexican soccer icon entered politics. Prosecutors say narcos…

By Drazen Jorgic CUERNAVACA, Mexico Feb 3 (Reuters) — It was supposed to be a festive occasion. Regional politicians, officials and military officers gathered in the Morelos state capital of Cuernavaca for breakfast in February 2022 to mark Mexico´s annual Army day.Cuauhtémoc Blanco, a former Mexican soccer star and the state´s governor, celebrated with red…

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