ISN´T A WEALTH TAX COMMON SENSE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Isn’t a Wealth Tax Common Sense? The wealth-tax proposals being advanced by Democratic US presidential primary contenders clearly meets th...

AN EMPIRE SELF-DESTRUCTS / DOUG CASEY´S INTERNATIONAL MAN

An Empire Self-Destructs by Jeff Thomas Empires are built through the creation or acquisition of wealth. The Roman Empire came about...

THIS IS INSANE / CREDIT BUBBLES BULLETIN

"This is Insane" Doug Nolan ETF.com: “...Investors kept plowing money into U.S.-listed ETFs. A cool $13.4 billion flowed int...

THE KILLER QUESTION: WAS AMERICA´S ASSASSINATION OF QASSEM SULEIMANI JUSTIFIED? / THE ECONOMIST

The killer question Was America’s assassination of Qassem Suleimani justified? A fierce debate swirls on its legality; and on whether it...

FINANCIAL MARKETS´ IRAN DELUSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Financial Markets’ Iran Delusion A restrained reprisal by Iran following the assassination of its top military commander has led markets t...

FEDERAL RESERVE´S EMBRACE OF HIGHER INFLATION IS "MOMENTOUS" FOR MARKETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Federal Reserve’s embrace of higher inflation is ‘momentous’ for markets Funds pile into gold, commodities and inflation-protected bonds a...

PERSISTENT STIMULUS HAS KEPT GLOBAL GROWTH ON TRACK / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Persistent stimulus has kept global growth on track Luckily, policymakers have believed their eyes rather than their theories Martin San...

WAS KILLING SULEIMANI JUSTIFIED? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Was Killing Suleimani Justified? At a press conference following the US drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander and sev...

THE KENYA ATTACK AND SOLEIMANI´S KILLING / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Kenya Attack and Soleimani’s Killing By: Hilal Khashan While the world was still reeling from the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Sole...

400 POUND RIVALS: CHINA VIEWS DONALD TRUMP´S AMERICA WITH GROWING DISTRUST AND SCORN / THE ECONOMIST

400-pound rivals China views Donald Trump’s America with growing distrust and scorn And cynics in Beijing hope for his re-election Z...