JAPAN´S GOVERNMENT BONDS: THIS TIME IT WON´T END WELL / THE ECONOMIST

A fiscal fable  Japan’s government bonds: this time it won’t end well Even as interest costs mount, politicians promise handouts Pedestrians...

TRUMP, JAPAN AND THE ERA OF "STICK-HOLDER CAPITALISM" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump, Japan and the era of ‘stick-holder capitalism’ Nippon Steel’s $15bn deal for US Steel reflects a version of capitalism that does not ...

ISRAEL´S WAR OF GRAND AMBITION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Israel’s War of Grand Ambition Israel cannot afford to treat Iran’s threats of nuclear Armageddon as mere bloviating. But Iran is hardly alo...

U.S. EXCEPTIONALISM IN MARKETS IS DIMINISHED -- BUT FAR FROM DEAD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKET INSIGHTS

US exceptionalism in markets is diminished — but far from dead If weakness emerges in American assets, it will show up more in the dollar, n...

WE´VE REACHED RAINBOW CAPITALISM´S END / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

We’ve Reached Rainbow Capitalism’s End By Aaron Hicklin An overturned pot at the end of a rainbow, with spider webs coming out of it. /  Cre...

AUSTRALIA SHOULD HOPE FOR AUKUS´S COLLAPSE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Australia Should Hope for AUKUS’s Collapse As the Trump administration conducts a formal review of the 2021 AUKUS nuclear-submarine agreemen...

TO KEEP RUSSIA OUT AND AMERICA IN, NATO MUST SPEND MORE / THE ECONOMIST

A new “Pug” test To keep Russia out and America in, NATO must spend more European members need a hard date to boost their defence budgets Th...

WHAT IS IN DONALD TRUMP´S GIANT TAX-CUTTING BILL? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

What is in Donald Trump’s giant tax-cutting bill? Package would cut levies by $4.5tn over 10 years while slashing welfare spending and green...

GOOD INSTITUTIONS WON´T FIX BROKEN POLITICS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Good institutions won’t fix broken politics Without political consensus, hawkish central banks and balanced budgets will not bring economic ...

ABUNDANCE FOR WORKERS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Abundance for Workers Advanced economies’ most glaring failure, reflected in divided societies and polarized politics, has been their inabil...