WHO´S AFRAID OF SAUDI ARABIA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Who’s Afraid of Saudi Arabia? The Qatari blockade, now two years old, is a reminder of how impotent the government in Riyadh has become. ...

WHY BIG BUSINESS IS MAKING A GIANT LEAP INTO SPACE / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Why Big Business Is Making a Giant Leap into Space For decades, relatively easy access to space and the big profits to go with it have d...

TRUMP IS SLOWING U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump Is Slowing US Economic Growth The current state of US macroeconomic policymaking across four key areas does not bode well. Although ...

U.S. AGGRESSION ON THE DOLLAR WILL PROVE COSTLY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US aggression on the dollar will prove costly By: Guest writer In this guest post, former veteran Treasury official Mark Sobel and now ...

CHINA CANNOT EASILY WEAPONISE ITS HOLDINGS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT DEBT / THE ECONOMIST

China cannot easily weaponise its holdings of American government debt Neither country seems fully to understand the ties that bind them ...

CENTRAL BANKS GET5 LESS INDEPENDENT, AND INVESTORS CHEER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Central Banks Get Less Independent, and Investors Cheer The choice of Christine Lagarde as head of the ECB confirms that central bankers ...

CENTRAL BANKS SHOULD ISSUE DIGITAL CURRENCIES OF THEIR OWN / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Central banks should issue digital currencies of their own They need to protect financial stability, monetary policy and access to public ...

DOES APPLE´S BOSS HAVE A PLAN B IN CHINA? / THE ECONOMIST

Schumpeter Does Apple’s boss have a Plan B in China? Brace for an iPhoney trade war LONG BEFORE Tim Cook became Apple’s boss, when h...

TRUMP´S TRADE - WAR MISCALCULATION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s Trade-War Miscalculation The US seems convinced that it is up against a China with a particularly weak hand, owing to the risk of ...

THE FED DUST OFF "WHATEVER IT TAKES" / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

The Fed Dusts Off “Whatever It Takes” by John Rubino     The most consequential words ever spoken by a central banker are, witho...

IS CHINA ABOUT TO CHANGE THE GLOBAL OIL TRADE? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Is China about to change the global oil trade? Beijing’s reaction to America’s assertion of power could reshape markets Nick Butler A...

TOP BANKS PUSH AHEAD WITH DIGITAL COINS FOR 2020 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Top banks push ahead with digital coins for 2020 Move draws on four years of research into uses of crypto technology Laura Noonan in New...

HAS BITCOIN JOINED THE RANKS OF CLASSIC HAVEN ASSETS? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Has bitcoin joined the ranks of classic haven assets? Rally coincides with a jump in the yen, Swiss franc and gold and Fed dovishness E...

BLACKSTONE WANTS TO BENEFIT FROM THE AMAZON EFFECT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Blackstone Wants to Benefit From the Amazon Effect The private-equity giant is buying an industrial real-estate company for $18.7 billion...

THE POPULIST PARADOX / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Populist Paradox When anti-establishment populists come to power, they implement a range of policies that lead to lower economic growt...