INDIA HIKES U.S. TARIFFS AFTER LOSING PREFERENTIAL TRADE ACCESS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

India hikes US tariffs after losing preferential trade Access Spat casts shadow over security relationship designed to counter Chinese inf...

Q1 2019 Z.1 "FLOW OF FUNDS" / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Q1 2019 Z.1 "Flow of Funds"   Doug Nolan Total Non-Financial Debt (NFD) expanded (nominal) $721 billion (strongest growth s...

HOW THE LONG DEBT CYCLE MIGHT END / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the long debt cycle might end Some fear the fire of inflation; others the ice of deflation Martin Wolf Some say the world will ...

THE GROWING RISK OF A 2020 RECESSION AND CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Growing Risk of a 2020 Recession and Crisis Across the advanced economies, monetary and fiscal policymakers lack the tools needed to r...

PEOPLE VS. POWER: THE RULE OF LAW IN HONG KONG / THE ECONOMIST

People v power The rule of law in Hong Kong Huge demonstrations have rattled the territory’s government—and the leadership in Beijing ...

RISKY BORROWING IS MAKING A COMEBACK, BUT BANKS ARE ON THE SIDELINE / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Risky Borrowing Is Making a Comeback, but Banks Are on the Sideline New and untested players, some backed by Wall Street, have helped borr...

8 REASONS A HUGE GOLD MANIA IS ABOUT O BEGIN / CASEY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MAN

8 Reasons a Huge Gold Mania Is About to Begin by Nick Giambruno An epic gold bull market is on the menu for 2019. I'm not talki...

CHINA´S PROPERTY DEVELOPERS HAVE A 1.25 BILLION-SQUARE-METER PROBLEM / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Property Developers Have a 1.25 Billion-Square-Meter Problem Real-estate giants have become overly reliant on funding from sales o...

THE MIXED BLESSING OF FALLING BIRTH RATES / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

The Mixed Blessing Of Falling Birth Rates by John Rubino   The developed world is doing something unprecedented: It’s no longer rep...

CANADA PENSION PLAN CHIEF WARNS OVER ILLIQUID PRIVATE ASSETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Canada pension plan chief warns over illiquid private assets    It is hard to sell the private stuff in a downturn, says Mark Machin of CPP...