A CHINESE GOLD STANDARD ? / THE STREET ( A MUST READ )

A Chinese Gold Standard? By Alix Steel 02/17/11 - 05:00 AM EST NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- China's grab for gold is acceleratin...

THE WIND THAT WILL NOT SUBSIDE / THE ECONOMIST ( A MUST READ )

Banyan The wind that will not subside Hearing Egyptian echoes, China’s autocrats cling to the hope that they are different Fe...

FOR GERMANY´S BANKS, A GRIM FUTURE / THE NEW YORK TIMES ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

February 16, 2011 For Germany’s Banks, a Grim Future By JACK EWING FRANKFURT — Want to buy a money-losing bank with a damaged busin...

BETTING ON BEN / THE ECONOMIST BUTTONWOOD COLUMN ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

Buttonwood . Betting on Ben . Central banks have been supporting share prices . Feb 17th 2011 | from PRINT EDITION . ...

PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH : THE ENDURING CONNECTION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL ( A MUST READ )

OPINION FEBRUARY 16, 2011. Productivity and Growth: The Enduring Connection It is simply untrue that there is a trade-off between effi...