TIME FOR ACTION ON AMERICA´S DARWINIAN DEBT STRUGGLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Time for action on America’s Darwinian debt struggle A credit crisis among small businesses risks creating an even more lopsided US econom...

STOCKS WENT HAYWIRE TODAY. THE STEEPENING TREASURY YIELD CURVE TELLS THE REAL STORY / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Stocks Went Haywire Today. The Steepening Treasury Yield Curve Tells the Real Story. By Alexandra Scaggs A morning briefing on what you...

ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Accountability in the South China Sea The U.S. imposes sanctions on firms militarizing islands. By The Editorial Board An MH-60R Sea ...

CHINA´S DIGITAL CURRENCY WILL RISE BUT NOT RULE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China’s Digital Currency Will Rise but Not Rule China’s new digital currency and its cross-border payments system will together enhance th...

THE ONE THING YOU CAN CONTROL RIGHT NOW: YOURSELF / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The One Thing You Can Control Right Now: Yourself We feel powerless over so many things in the pandemic. But learning to practice better s...

SOFTBANK UNMASKED AS "NASDAQ WHALE" THAT STOKED TECH RALLY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally Japanese conglomerate has been snapping up options in huge amounts over past mo...

DEMOCRATS CANNOT RULE OUT TRUMP VICTORY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Democrats cannot rule out Trump victory Pinning hopes on positive polls puts party in danger of ignoring the lessons of 2016 Gideon Rach...

EUROPEAN BANKS LOAD UP ON GOVERNMENT BONDS, RAISING CONCERNS OVER "DOOM LOOP" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

European banks load up on government bonds, raising concerns over ‘doom loop S&P says rapid build-up is different to period before euroz...

SPACE ODDITY & HELICOPTER MONEY / MATTERNHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

SPACE ODDITY & HELICOPTER MONEY by Egon von Greyerz “Ground control to Major Tom … Your circuit is dead, there’s something wro...

COVID CRISIS DRIVES HISTORIC DROP IN GLOBAL TRADE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade Trade flows collapsed in the spring. Despite recent signs of a rebound, a reshaping of w...

WHY ALL COUNTRIES SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING GLOBAL POVERTY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why All Countries Should Contribute to Ending Global Poverty In 1969, richer countries agreed to commit 0.7% of their gross national incom...

WISE GOVERNMENTS WILL SET ASIDE WORRIES ABOUT PUBLIC DEBT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Wise governments will set aside worries about public debt The priority for now is reviving economies enough to push interest rates above z...

A POORER RETIREMENT IS PANDEMIC´S HIDDEN LEGACY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL

A poorer retirement is pandemic’s hidden legacy Workers will need to live with lower returns from their pensions The editorial board ...

SWEDEN SOUNDS THE ALARM OVER "HEIGHTENED" BALTIC TENSIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Sweden sounds the alarm over ‘heightened’ Baltic tensions Stockholm looks to send strong signal to Russia over Moscow’s increased military...