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3% Isn’t the Most Important Number in the Bond Market The 10-year Treasury yield hitting 3% underscores a healthy economy that should put...

TRUMP, SYRIA AND THE THREAT OF REGION-WIDE WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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HOISINGTON QUARTERLY REVIEW AND OUTLOOK, FIRST QUARTER 2018 / JOHN MAULDIN´S OUTSIDE THE BOX NEWSLETTER

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HOW GERMANY AND THE GERMANS HAVE CHANGED / THE ECONOMIST

The new Germans How Germany and the Germans have changed Germany is becoming a more open, fragmented country. That will mean rethinking...

TRESURY 10-YEAR YIELD HITS 3% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 / YAHOO FINANCE

Treasury 10-Year Yield Hits 3% for First Time Since 2014       The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose above 3 percent for ...

IS THE YUAN IN CHINA´S TRADE-WAR ARSENAL? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Is the Yuan in China’s Trade-War Arsenal? The new central banker says Beijing won’t use depreciation as a weapon—but that doesn’t mean th...

SO MANY JOBS, SO FEW WORKERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

So Many Jobs, So Few Workers There is a reason why wages haven’t taken off in the tight jobs market but it may not last much longer B...