THE OIL PRICE CRUNCH IS LOOMING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The oil price crunch is looming The longer the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, the more likely a crisis-like adjustment in rich economi...

CHINA`S LACKLUSTER ECONOMIC DATA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China’s Lackluster Economic Data A rapid rebound seems increasingly unlikely. By Geopolitical Futures  China’s economy continues to face a d...

HAS DE-DOLARIZATION BEGUN? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Has De-Dollarization Begun? US President Donald Trump’s military adventures, attacks on long-standing allies, and dismantling of institution...

THE ENERGY CRISIS MAY JUST BE STARTING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The energy crisis may just be starting Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed Martin ...

PREPARE FOR AN AI JOBS APOCALYPSE / THE ECONOMIST

Prepare for an AI jobs apocalypse It is not here yet. But governments should lay a safety-net Illustration: Richard Carey The launch of Chat...

U.S. BANKRUPCY FIGHTS ARE HEADING TO LONDON / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

US bankruptcy fights are heading to London The use of foreign venues is the new frontier for debt restructurings at American companies Sujee...

THIS ECONOMIC WEAPON IS WORTH CONGRESS`S ATTENTION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

This Economic Weapon Is Worth Congress’s Attention Currency swap lines are useful foreign-policy tools, but current law limits their availab...

A NEW ECONOMICS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A New Economics for the 21st Century By coming out in favor of industrial policy after many decades of advising against government intervent...

CHINA THINKS AMERICA IS DECLINING BUT STILL UNIQUELY DANGEROUS / THE ECONOMIST

Chaguan China thinks America is declining but still uniquely dangerous It sees Donald Trump as both symptom and accelerant of the decline Il...

ABOUT THAT TAIWAN "THUCYDIDES TRAP" / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

About That Taiwan ‘Thucydides Trap’ Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. in decline. ...

BOND YIELDS AND GOLD / MACLEOD FINANCE

Bond yields and gold Higher bond yields are undermining gold and silver. We examine why, and what are the consequences. Alasdair Macleod Bri...