THE WAR OF WESTERN FAILURES: HOPES FOR SYRIA FALL WITH ALEPPO / DER SPIEGEL

The War of Western Failures Hopes for Syria Fall with Aleppo   The siege of Aleppo is a humanitarian catastrophe on a dramatic scale -...

THE REVIVAL OF AMERICAN ISOLATIONISM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The revival of American isolationism Gideon Rachman   Both the far right and the hard left are now promising a retreat from global...

GOLD MARKET UPDATE / SAFE HAVEN

Gold Market Update By: Clive Maund .     This has been a momentous month for gold, with it finally breaking out of its long dow...

THE NEVER-- ENDING STORY: EUROPE´S BANKS FACE A FRIGHTENING FUTURE / BLOOMBERG NEWS

The Never-Ending Story: Europe’s Banks Face a Frightening Future Edward Robinson   If you had to pick the moment when European bankin...

"THE 2016 MARKET MELTDOWN" AND "THE GOLDEN AGE" / THEGOLDANDOILGUY.COM

“The 2016 Market Meltdown” and “The Golden Age” Chris Vermeulen . The majority of the world’s stock indices topped out thi...

BREXIT AND THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Brexit and the Special Relationship Richard N. Haass NEW YORK – The decision whether to remain part of the European Union is obvio...

CENTRAL BANKS FOOL THE MARKETS AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE / SAFE HAVEN

Central Banks Fool The Markets Again, But Only For A Little While By: John Rubino Over the last weekend, the following happened: Chi...

COMMODITIES: THE BOTTOM IS LOOKING MIGHTY UGLY / SEEKING ALPHA

Commodities: The Bottom Is Looking Mighty Ugly by: Andrew Hecht   Summary   - The commodity bear is not hibernating. - P...