GLOBAL DEBT WOES ARE BUILDING UP TO A TIDAL WAVE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Global debt woes are building up to a tidal wave      Borrowing in the US is at record highs but the phenomenon is a far wider problem  ...

GOING OUT FOR LUNCH IS A DYING TRADITION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Going Out for Lunch Is a Dying Tradition Restaurants suffer as people eat at their desks; no more three-martini sit-down meals The H...

TRUMP´S MAGIC BUDGET / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s Magic Budget Carmen Reinhart CAMBRIDGE – US President Donald Trump’s administration has now released its budget plans for f...

LIQUIDITY TRADE / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Liquidity Trade Doug Nolan It’s not quite 1999 at this point, but it’s been moving in that direction. In about five months’ time...

U.S. CONSUMERS´ TRUST DEFICIT IS PERMANENT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US consumers’ trust deficit is permanent      Our behaviour is altered by seismic events — Americans now save more and spend less       ...

THE CASE AGAINST SUBSIDIZING HOUSING DEBT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Case Against Subsidizing Housing Debt Jeffrey Frankel .     SINGAPORE – At the end of the first quarter, according to the Feder...

DEMOGRAPHICS, DEBT & DEVICES / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Dear Reader,   Over the course of this week, we will be sharing key insights from the 2017 Strategic Investment Confe...

A TRANS-ATLANTIC TURNING POINT: WHAT WAS MERKEL THINKING? / DER SPIEGEL

A Trans-Atlantic Turning Point What Was Merkel Thinking? By Annett Meiritz, Anna Reimann and Severin Weiland   German Chancellor An...

HOW TO RETIRE ON 2% RETURNS /

How to Retire on 2% Returns By Patrick Watson Does the past predict the future? If you work in the regulated financial industry, you ...