CHINA' S INTEREST RATE CHALLENGE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China’s Interest-Rate Challenge Pingfan Hong 21 May 2013 NEW YORK – China’s successful transformation from a middle-income country to...

AUSTERE ILLUSIONS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Austere Illusions Robert Skidelsky 21 May 2013 LONDON – The doctrine of imposing present pain for future benefit has a long history –...

HOW MORE MONEY CAN BE BAD FOR YOU / THE FINANCIAL TIMES NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK May 21, 2013 8:01 pm How more money can be bad for you By Martin Sandbu in Santiago de Chile The richer ‘Santeguinos’ get,...

AUSTERITY AND STIMULUS--TWO MISFIRES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

OPINION May 21, 2013, 6:54 p.m. ET Austerity and Stimulus—Two Misfires The U.S. and EU made opposing choices. Both failed because the...

CENTRAL BANKERS TURN DEAF EAR ON BALANCE SHEET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

May 21, 2013 5:42 pm Market Insight: Central bankers turn deaf ear on balance sheets By John Plender Negative index-linked bond yiel...

CARTNEY WARNS EUROPE FACES DECADE OF STAGNATION WITHOUT KEY REFORMS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

May 21, 2013, 5:33 PM ET Carney Warns Europe Faces Decade of Stagnation Without Key Reforms ByNirmala Menon Europe faces a decade of ...

GOLD STOCKS: IT' S TIME TO BE BRAVE / THEGOLDANDOILGUY.COM

Gold Stocks: Its Time To Be BRAVE! May 17th- 2013- Article by David Banister, Chief Strategist I used to half joke with some of my in...

THE MARKET DOESN'T BELIEVE HUGE VOLATILITY IN GOLD AND SILVER WILL LAST / SEEKING ALPHA

The Market Doesn't Believe Huge Volatility In Gold And Silver Markets Will Last May 20 2013, 16:14     By Sumit Roy It doesn't...

MOODY'S: THE U.S. FACES DOWNGRADE WITHOUT BUDGET DEAL / MONEYNEWS.COM

Moody's: US Faces Downgrade Without Budget Deal Monday, May 20, 2013 01:53 PM By: John Detrixhe U.S. policymakers must address de...

THIS TIME, GOLD BUGS MAY HAVE A POINT / BARRON'S MAGAZINE

Up and Down Wall Street SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 This Time, Gold Bugs May Have a Point By RANDALL W. FORSYTH Illogical dumping raise...

WASHINGTON SIGNALS DOLLAR DEEP CONCERNS / INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY

Washington Signals Dollar Deep Concerns Paul Craig Roberts May 18, 2013 Over the past month there has been a statistically improbab...

ROBIN HOOD IN REVERSE - GOLD BEING TAKEN DOWN TO MAKE THE RICH RICHER / MINEWEB

Robin Hood in reverse – gold being taken down to make the rich richer The legendary Robin Hood took gold from the rich to give to the poo...

CAN TWO SENATORS END "TOO BIG TO FAIL" ? / JOHN MAULDIN'S OUTSIDE THE BOX NEWSLETTER

Can Two Senators End “Too Big To Fail’? John Mauldin May 20, 2013 I am often on a panel or at dinner with Barry Ritholtz (The Big Pic...

HARNESSING THE REMITTANCE BOOM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Harnessing the Remittance Boom Kanayo F. Nwanze 18 May 2013 ROME – For more than a decade, Asia’s economies have been on the move – a...

THE FLAWED ORIGINS OF EXPANSIONARY AUSTERITY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Flawed Origins of Expansionary Austerity Jeffrey Frankel 20 May 2013 CAMBRIDGE – Several of my Harvard University colleagues have...