ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Assessing the Economic Effects of the Coronavirus By: Phillip Orchard There’s irony in the fact that, as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He wa...

REFINANCING BOOM FUELS MORTGAGES TO POSTCRISIS RECORD / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Refinancing Boom Fuels Mortgages to Postcrisis Record Lenders extended $2.4 trillion in home loans last year, the most since 2006 By Or...

IS INFLATION HIGHER THAN CENTRAL BANKS THINK? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Is inflation higher than central banks think? By: Claire Jones © AP There’s an interesting paper out from the University of Essex l...

WHY IT CAN MAKE SENSE TO PAY EXORBITANT ASSET-MANAGEMENT FEES / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Why it can make sense to pay exorbitant asset-management fees There is a case for paying more if it truly diversifies your po...

XI JIMPING FACES CHINA´S CHERNOBYL MOMENT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Xi Jinping faces China’s Chernobyl moment The coronavirus crisis could lay bare the absurdities of autocracy for all to see Jamil Anderl...

YES, RATES ARE STILL GOING TO ZERO / SEEKING ALPHA

Yes, Rates Are Still Going To Zero by: Lance Roberts Summary   - Over the last decade, the Federal Reserve has kept rates at ext...

CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE -- OR CRUMBLING CLICHE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché? Democratic US presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled an infrastructure plan that m...

EMERGING MARKET INVESTORS SHOULD TAKE HEED OF TRUMP-THUNBERG CLASH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Emerging market investors should take heed of Trump-Thunberg clash Longer-term shifts can affect capital markets ahead of time Jonathan ...

HOW THE CORONA VIRUS MADE GLOBALIZATION A DEADLY THREAT / DER SPIEGEL

Will Sniffle Become a Flu for World Economy? How the Coronavirus Made Globalization a Deadly Threat The new coronavirus in China has sp...