Share the View: Syriza's Sweep

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JANUARY 26, 2015 bloombergview.com

EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mohamed A. El-Erian: The Coalition of the Radical Left, known as Syriza, placed first in the Greek elections Sunday, "with at least 36 percent of the vote, according to exit polls. The result could even give Syriza an absolute majority and, if it wishes, allow it to govern without a coalition partner. With these outcomes going beyond what markets expected and priced in, here is a Q&A." Read more... 2016 ELECTIONS Albert R. Hunt: "The political chattering classes, who love a good story, are obsessed with the battle for the establishment choice for the 2016 Republicanpresidential nomination: Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney or throw in a little Chris Christie. ... Yet there is an equally interesting, and perhaps as important, struggle for the movement-conservative or non-establishment crown." Read more... POLITICS Clive Crook: "For the next two years, the chances are good that the U.S. government will be almost completely paralyzed. ... The State of the Union address and the response to it set the pattern." Read more... WALL STREET Mark Buchanan: "In today's electronic financial markets, a single investor can execute more than 10,000 trades a second, meaning that more than 1,000 trades can happen in the blink of an eye. ... This raises an important question for human welfare: If real economic activity depends on people doing things, and people can't possibly think or react this fast, who benefits from all the speed?" Read more... LATIN AMERICA Mac Margolis: "To many in Latin America, the Caribbean and Latin America Community summit in Beijing earlier this month was the dawn of a new world order." Read more...