BANKS SET TO BE GRANTED REPRIEVE ON U.S. LIBOR CUT-OFF DEADLINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Banks set to be granted reprieve on US Libor cut-off deadline Benchmark underpinning $200tn in contracts will be published as late as 2023 u...

THE FINANCIAL FIRE TRUCKS OF 2021 / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

The Financial Fire Trucks of 2021 By John Mauldin A Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all my US friends. This year was different for many of...

THE FAIRYTALE OF MARKET LIQUIDITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The fairytale of market liquidity Repeated need for support from central banks at times of crisis highlights vulnerability of financial syst...

COULD THE VACCINE HELP AILING EMERGING-MARKET SHARES? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Could the vaccine help ailing emerging-market shares? The American election and the news on the jab have renewed investors’ appet...

BIDEN´S DILEMMA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Biden’s Dilemma By: George Friedman The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the Unit...

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS REMAIN ELEVATED IN LATEST WEEK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

U.S. Unemployment Claims Remain Elevated in Latest Week Initial claims for benefits slipped 19,000 to 787,000 By Kim Mackrael A restaurant i...

U.S. ECONOMY STUMBLES AS THE CORONAVIRUS SPREADS WIDELY / THE NEW YORK TIMES

U.S. Economy Stumbles as the Coronavirus Spreads Widely Claims for new unemployment benefits and other data suggest that the recent increase...

MIND: BRAIN SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE HOW OF WHEN / THE NEW YORK TIMES

MIND Brain Scientists Explore the How of When A new study offers the strongest evidence yet of “time cells” in the brain. By Benedict Carey ...

PONDERING THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Pondering the New Secretary of the Treasury  Doug Nolan The U.S. Goods Trade Deficit jumped to a then record $76 billion back in July 2008. ...