COLD AND HOT / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Cold and Hot Doug Noland Too much ice, not enough electricity.  For others, brutal cold.  Weather extremes were only one facet of such an “i...

IS AMERICA´S RAGING BULL MARKET EXHAUSTED, OR TAKING A BREATH? / THE ECONOMIST

Stockmarkets Is America’s raging bull market exhausted, or taking a breath? Investors have a slight hangover If you had an overindulgent Chr...

LIBERALISM IS BATTERED BUT NOT YET BROKEN / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Liberalism is battered but not yet broken Freedom is under threat in the west and elsewhere, but it must be defended Martin Wolf © James Fer...

IS A WEAK YEN GOOD FOR JAPAN´S ECONOMY? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Is a Weak Yen Good for Japan’s Economy? By creating a moderately inflationary environment, also called a “high-pressure economy,” a weak yen...