WILL GOLD REACH UNTHINKABLE HEIGHTS? / MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Will Gold Reach Unthinkable Heights? By Egon von Greyerz It serves no purpose to hold gold. Why should anyone hold gold when it has lost val...

DANCING WITH THE DEBT CEILING / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Dancing with the Debt Ceiling Even in 2013, a year of partisan rancor, Democrats and Republicans agreed to suspend the US federal government...

A CRIPPLING BLOW TO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Crippling Blow to the Global War on Terror The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the greatest jihadist victory in modern times, will give...

DO PHYSICAL ASSETS OFFER INVESTORS REFUGE FROM INFLATION? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Do physical assets offer investors refuge from inflation? Property, infrastructure and farmland have their attractions. But they ...

THE BRETTON WOODS CREDIBILITY CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Bretton Woods Credibility Crisis The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund play a critical role in the global economy precisely...

NOTHING IS REAL: A VISUAL JOURNEY THROUGH MARKET ABSURDITY / MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Nothing is Real: A Visual Journey Through Market Absurdity By Matthew Piepenburg When it comes to modern markets, risk assets and the now no...

THE REALITY OF CLIMATE FINANCIAL RISK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Reality of Climate Financial Risk Those who argue that climate change has little to do with macroprudential risk management are offering...