CRAZY RICH ASIA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Crazy Rich Asia Kenneth Rogoff    CAMBRIDGE – In the surprise hit movie “Crazy Rich Asians” (based on a 2013 Kevin Kwan novel), a Ne...

NO HIDING PLACE FOR INVESTORS IN MARKETS WOBBLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

No hiding place for investors in markets wobble Almost every major asset class has fallen into negative territory for the year Robin Wi...

GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN GERMANY: WE ARE FACING A MONSTER / DER SPIEGEL

Growing Anti-Semitism in Germany 'We Are Facing a Monster' In a DER SPIEGEL interview, Charlotte Knobloch, 85, speaks of the fe...

WHAT´S BEHIND TRUMP´S TRADE WAR? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What’s Behind Trump’s Trade War? Kemal Derviş , Caroline Conroy WASHINGTON, DC – Since World War II’s end, trade has grown 50% fas...

THE SECRET TO AGING WELL? CONTENTMENT / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Secret to Aging Well? Contentment Despite having many friends in their 70s, 80s and 90s, I’ve been far too slow to realize that how w...

IMF WARNS OF POTENTIAL ECONOMIC MELTDOWN / SAFE HAVEN

IMF Warns Of Potential Economic Meltdown By Zero Hedge The world economy is at risk of another financial meltdown, following the fai...

CHINA HAS DESIGNS ON EUROPE. HERE IS HOW EUROPE SHOULD RESPOND / THE ECONOMIST

Geopolitics and investment China has designs on Europe. Here is how Europe should respond As Chinese investment pours into the European U...

STRONG GLOBAL GROWTH CONCEALS EMERGING MARKET FRAGILITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Strong global growth conceals emerging market fragility Tiger index points to strains as IMF set to warn against escalating trade conflic...

BRAZIL IS SHAPING UP FOR A UNIQUE KIND OF FINANCIAL CRISIS / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Brazil is shaping up for a unique kind of financial crisis Chronic governance failings mean it is in a battle with itself ...

CHINA´S PRIVATE-SECTOR RESCUE LOOKS LIKE ANYTHING BUT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Private-Sector Rescue Looks Like Anything But Xi Jinping has vowed to take care of China’s troubled private-sector companies. Tha...

SURPRISING TRUTHS ABOUT TRADE DEFICITS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Economic View Surprising Truths About Trade Deficits By N. Gregory Mankiw James Yang President Trump has put trade policy at the...

AFTER AMAZON´S PAY MOVE, IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY TO INCREASE WAGES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

After Amazon’s pay move, improve productivity to increase wages The Federal Reserve is not concerned about a sudden outbreak of inflation...