COPPER´PRICES GET SHANGHAIED / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Copper Prices Get Shanghaied Prices of the metal, which have lost steam recently, bear more than a casual resemblance to trends in China’...

RISKY U.S. LOAN MARKETS LEAN TOO MUCH ON JAPAN / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Risky U.S. Loan Markets Lean Too Much on Japan A single key source of funding has been a critical element in funding private-equity owne...

CARRYING THE WEIGHT: SHOULD THE WORLD WORRY ABOUT AMERICA´S CORPORATE-DEBT MOUNTAIN? / THE ECONOMIST

Carrying the weight Should the world worry about America’s corporate-debt mountain? It is not like the subprime crisis. But it could ma...

WILL THE U.S. CAPITULATE TO CHINA? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Will the US Capitulate to China? The most important problem that a bilateral deal between the United States and China needs to resolve is...

REFORM THE CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP MARKET TO REIN IN ABUSES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Reform the credit default swap market to rein in abuses Windstream’s fight with Aurelius highlights complexities of ‘empty creditors’ H...

A TRANSATLANTIC FRONT OPENS IN THE BREXIT BATTLE OVER DERIVATIVES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

A transatlantic front opens in the Brexit battle over derivatives Britain is caught in the middle of a regulatory tussle between the US a...

PUTIN, KHRUSHCHEV AND THE LESSONS OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Putin, Khrushchev and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis Putin has invoked the crisis to revive the perception of Russia as a superp...

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE LEFT, NOT THE RIGHT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The future belongs to the left, not the right For the time being, rightwingers are thriving, but their rise is self-limiting Wolfgang M...

HOW THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS IS REALLY DOING / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the Upper Middle Class Is Really Doing Is it more similar to the top 1 percent or the working class? By David Leonhardt Have ...

CENTRAL BANKS WORLDWIDE ARE LIFTING STOCKS. IS THE STABILITY MASKING TROUBLE AHEAD? / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Central Banks Worldwide Are Lifting Stocks. Is the Stability Masking Trouble Ahead? By Randall W. Forsyth   Central Banks Worldwide Are...

REALLY BAD IDEAS, PART 7: OPEN BORDERS / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Really Bad Ideas, Part 7: Open Borders by John Rubino Now that we’re all free to speak our minds (maybe we should we call this the “...