GOLD BULLS WIN A BATTLE, BUT THE WAR RAGES ON / SEEKING ALPHA

Gold Bulls Win A Battle, But The War Rages On               by: Ben Lockhart   Summary Gold broke through a key resista...

THE FED´S LONGER RUN RATE PROJECTION LOOK INCREASINGLY UNTENABLE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Fed’s Longer Run Rate Projections Look Increasingly Untenable By Jon Hilsenrath Investors seem to have an endless fascination ...

EXPLAINER: WHY COMMODITIES HAVE CRASHED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Explainer: Why commodities have crashed By Henry Sanderson, Anjli Raval and David Sheppard in London . ©Bloomberg A broader col...

WHO THE HECK CONSUMES HIS CAPITAL?! / SAFE HAVEN

Who the Heck Consumes His Capital?! By: Keith Weiner I have been writing about  consumption of capital , using the example of a far...

ROUT REVEALS MONETARY POLICY DEPENDENCE / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Up and Down Wall Street Rout Reveals Monetary Policy Dependence Unwinding carry trades, the absence of PBOC action and the expectation ...

ISRAEL: THE CASE AGAINST ATTACKING IRAN / STRATFOR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

Israel: The Case Against Attacking Iran By George Friedman On Aug. 21, Israeli Channel 2 Television aired a recording of Ehud Ba...

HOUSING PROVIDES SHELTER FROM MARKET STORM / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Housing Provides Shelter From Market Storm Home builders have gone from being at the epicenter of the financial crisis to a haven in the ...

HOW TO COPE WITH THE MARKET CORRECTION / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Read This, Spike That How to Cope With the Market Correction As stocks falter, Barron’s sorts through the advice being handed out by m...

THE EMERGING--MARKET CURRENCY ROUT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Emerging-Market Currency Rout Andrés Velasco SANTIAGO – With the currencies of Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Brazi...

EMERGING MARKETS TURMOIL: IN CHARTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Emerging markets turmoil: in charts Robin Wigglesworth in New York . Turmoil across emerging markets has intensified during A...

THE POLITICS OF DESPERATION / THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

Editorial The Politics of Desperation By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   If Greece’s European creditors think the resignation of Prim...

MARKET STORM LEAVES EURO HIGH AND DRY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Markets Storm Leaves Euro High and Dry The euro’s strength will cause new problems for the eurozone economy and European Central Bank. ...

THE GREAT FALL OF CHINA / THE ECONOMIST

Financial markets The Great Fall of China Fear about China’s economy can be overdone. But investors are right to be nervous Aug 29th ...