DO I NEED A BUDGET? / CASEY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MAN

Do I Need a Budget? Jared Dillian Editor, The 10th Man Eh. Probably not. I am a bit like the Joker. Do I look like a guy with a p...

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF HATE SPEECH / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The Neuroscience of Hate Speech Humans are social creatures who are easily influenced by the anger and rage that are everywhere these da...

A PALPABLE SENSE OF PANIC / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  A Palpable Sense Of Panic   Based the last few days’ headlines you’d never know the world is in year 10 of a pretty good expansion. ...

ISRAEL AND GAZA, PREPARING FOR A BIGGER FIGHT / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Israel and Gaza, Preparing for a Bigger Fight Egypt’s peace talks have failed, and both sides are escalating attacks. By Jacob L. Shapi...

WHY THE NEXT BEAR WILL BE BAD / SEEKING ALPHA

Why The Next Bear Will Be Bad by: Eric Parnell, CFA Summary   - Thought the month of October was bad?  It may be only ...

DO NOT BLAME INDEX FUNDS AND ETFS FOR MARKET VOLATILITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Do not blame index funds and ETFs for market volatility Scaremongering about crashes ignores the long-term success of diversified investm...

A STARTLING SPEECH IN CHINA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

A Startling Speech in China A prominent Chinese economist has publicly challenged a core concept in China’s policy. By George Friedman ...

THE MIDDLE-CLASS MAJORITY, FAILING FERTILITY RATES, AND THE BIOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

The Middle-Class Majority, Failing Fertility Rates, and the Biological Convergence Patrick Cox In the 1990s, the concept of the “techn...

PHILIP HAMMOND HANDS HIS FISCAL GIFT RIGHT BACK / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Philip Hammond hands his fiscal gift right back This Budget is the largest discretionary fiscal loosening since the OBR’s creation in 201...

AMERICA´S MIDTERM ELECTIONS TURN MENACING / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America’s Midterm Elections Turn Menacing With the approach of crucial congressional and state elections, no one should be surprised that...

THE SURPRISING LOSERS IF U.S. LEVERAGED LOAN BOOM FIZZLES THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Surprising Losers if U.S. Leveraged Loan Boom Fizzles U.S. regulators and others are casting a closer eye over aggressive loans for ...