CHINA AND THE U.S.: AN ODD COUPLE DOOMED TO CO-OPERATION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

China and the US: an odd couple doomed to co-operation        It might take a communist leader to convince Donald Trump of the merits of ...

IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?: FRANCIS IS FACING DOWN OPPOSITION FROM TRADITIONALISTS AND VATICAN BUREAUCRATS / THE ECONOMIST

Is the pope Catholic? Francis is facing down opposition from traditionalists and Vatican bureaucrats But on clerical sex-abuse, he seem...

FREE TRADE AND THE G20 / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Free Trade and the G-20 By George Friedman Between Machiavelli and Ricardo, one of them had a bad weekend. The G-20 meeting held thi...

CHINESE POPULISM COULD GIVE INVESTORS A RUDE AWAKENING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Chinese Populism Could Give Investors a Rude Awakening After several years of decline, China’s economic inequality is rising again. That ...

LATIN AMERICA´S BARRIERS TO GROWTH / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Latin America’s Barriers to Growth Adriana Arreaza .   CARACAS – Latin America is expected to emerge from recession this year. But t...

Q1: SURE BETS THAT WEREN´T / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Q1: Sure Bets That Weren’t Doug Nolan   An intriguing first quarter. The year began with bullish exuberance for the Trump policy...

WHY THE BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT TAX SHOULD BE KILLED / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Why the Border Adjustment Tax Should Be Killed The BAT is a bad idea. There are far better ways to shrink the federal budget déficit. B...

THE BIG RISKS TO STOCKS IS ECONOMY, NOT POLITICS / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Wall Street's Best Minds The Big Risk to Stocks Is Economy, Not Politics Nuveen’s Bob Doll contends that a stock drop could be trig...

A "REAL BUBBLE" AND A REALLY "BIG SHORT" / SEEKING ALPHA

A 'Real Bubble' And A Really 'Big Short' by: The Heisenberg Summary   - One of 2017's biggest ...