THE GERMAN ECONOMY: AT THE MERCY OF OTHERS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The German Economy: At the Mercy of Others Summary   Last week, two influential German economic institutes – the Ifo institut...

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF INDEBTNESS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

One Hundred Years of Indebtedness Carmen Reinhart CAMBRIDGE – Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the Nobel laureate novelist most famous for ...

WONDERFUL MONETARY POLICY AND BEAUTIFUL DELEVERAGINGS / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Wonderful Monetary Policy and Beautiful Deleveragings Doug Nolan “Generally speaking (depending on the country), it is appropriat...

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: 3D PRINTERS START TO BUILD FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE / THE ECONOMIST

Additive manufacturing 3D printers start to build factories of the future Recent advances make 3D printing a powerful competitor to co...

LASTING QUESTIONS FROM HAMBURG: WAS THE G-20 SUMMIT REALLY WORTH IT? / DER SPIEGEL

Lasting Questions from Hamburg Was the G-20 Summit Really Worth It? By Florian Gathmann and Philipp Wittrock . REUTERS Chancellor A...

JAPANESE EXCEPTIONALISM / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Japanese Exceptionalism By George Friedman Japan is a quiet place, at least from a geopolitical standpoint. It makes few political dem...