U.S. TELLS NORTH KOREA IT IS PREPARED TO GO TO WAR / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

U.S. Tells North Korea It Is Prepared to Go to War Pyongyang claims a further breakthrough toward a nuclear-tipped missile that can reach...

DOES ADDRESSING BILATERAL TRADE IMBALANCES WORK? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Does Addressing Bilateral Trade Imbalances Work? Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE – Politicians and economists view trade imbalances very ...

DOLLAR DOOM AND GLOOM LOOKS OVERDONE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Dollar Doom and Gloom Looks Overdone By Anjani Trivedi The U.S. dollar’s performance has been anti-climactic this year, dropping 4% a...

IT´S 1999 ALL OVER AGAIN / SEEKING ALPHA

It's 1999 All Over Again by: William Koldus, CFA, CAIA   Summary   - The U.S. equity market resembles the late 1...

MEDIEVAL TIMES IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Medieval Times in the Modern Middle East By George Friedman and Kamran Bokhari     If geopolitics studies how nations behave, then...

INVESTORS SNAP ARGENTINA´S 100-YEAR BONDS / THE ECONOMIST

Bully-beef Bulls Investors snap up Argentina’s 100-year bonds Six defaults in the past 100 years do not deter a bet on 2117   ...

CAR BUYING STALLS. CAN CONSUMERS KEEP SPENDING? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Car Buying Stalls, Can Consumers Keep Spending? Americans may stay frugal after buying up SUVs with extra-long loans By Justin Lahart...

ANOTHER LESSON FROM JAPAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Another Lesson from Japan Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN – Yet another in a long string of negative inflation surprises is at hand. In ...