THE WEST´S UNILATERAL COLD WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The West’s Unilateral Cold War Sergei Karaganov MOSCOW – Rising tensions between the United Kingdom and Russia are but further proof ...

WARNING SIGNAL ON U.S. BORROWING COSTS IS A RED HERRING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Warning signal on US borrowing costs is a red herring While a widening in a key spread does not portend doom, other indicators need watch...

CHINA USES ECONOMIC MUSCLE TO BRING N KOREA TO NEGOTIATING TABLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China uses economic muscle to bring N Korea to negotiating table Data reveal how Beijing has drastically cut exports of key materials to ...

PRICE REFLEXIVITY - WHAT´S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR PEOPLE TO WAKE UP TO THE POTENTIAL OF HIGHER OIL PRICES FOR LONGER? / SEEKING ALPHA

Price Reflexivity - What's It Going To Take For People To Wake Up To The Potential Of Higher Oil Prices For Longer? by: HFIR Sum...

IN GENEVA, EXTREME LUXURY TAKES THE FLOOR / THE NEW YORK TIMES

In Geneva, Extreme Luxury Takes the Floor By TOM VOELK   The new 2018 Phantom VIII is the first car built on what Rolls-Royce calls its ...

CHINA AS SEEN FROM A GLASS HOUSE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China as Seen from a Glass House Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN – The removal from the Chinese constitution of the provision limiting pr...

THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE FROM A TRADE WAR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The economic damage from a trade war Economists are taught trade wars are almost always damaging. The question for investors is: how dama...

REVIVING THE WEIMAR TRIANGLE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Reviving the Weimar Triangle By Jacob L. Shapiro   What a difference an election can make. A few weeks before German f...

GOLD: THE RELIGION OF CURRENCY / SAFE HAVEN

Gold: The Religion Of Currency It’s been said that Bitcoin has no true value. Fair enoug...